Sinti and Roma in Germany (1871-1933) - Gypsy Policy in the Second Empire and Weimar Republic

This book concerns the persecution of the Sinti and Roma in Germany during the Second Empire (1871-1918) and Weimar Republic (1919-1933). It traces the ways in which discriminatory treatment towards 'Gypsies' developed in a state ostensibly committed to individual liberty and equal treatment under the law, and how government policies in this period furthered their economic marginalisation and social exclusion.
It will provide much-needed detail on a crucial period, one which is ordinarily addressed only fleetingly, and by way of introduction, to studies of how the Sinti and Roma communities were treated by National Socialists.

List of contents

Introduction;  1. Persecution in the Rechtsstaat: Gypsy policy 1871-1933;  2. Communicating the fight against Gypsies to police and officials;  3. Gypsy child abduction scares;  4. Registering Gypsies;  5. Workhouses and borstals;  6. Itinerant Sinti and Roma and local communities;  Conclusion

About the author

Simon Constantine is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.

Summary

This book concerns the persecution of the Sinti and Roma in Germany during the Second Empire (1871-1918) and Weimar Republic (1919-1933) and traces the ways in which discriminatory treatment towards 'Gypsies' developed in a state ostensibly committed to individual liberty and equal treatment under the law.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Constantine, Simon (University of Wolverhampton Constantine, Constantine Simon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2022
• EAN: 9780367504342
• ISBN: 978-0-367-50434-2
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, HISTORY / General, Nationalism, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Fascism & Nazism, Social and cultural history, Far-right political ideologies and movements, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General