The Roma - A Travelling History

A fascinating look at a marginalized and misunderstood group of people

About the author

Madeline Potter was born in Romania in 1989 and grew up Romani in nineties post-Communist Romania. She now lives in Scotland and is a scholar of nineteenth-century literature at the University of Edinburgh, having earned her PhD from the University of York in 2020. Her academic monograph, THEOLOGICAL MONSTERS, will be published in 2024. THE ROMA: A TRAVELLING HISTORY is her first trade book.

Product details

• Authors: Madeline Potter, Potter Madeline
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 21.05.2026
• EAN: 9781529967241
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-6724-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; History: specific events & topics, European History, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Memoirs, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Travel writing, Alternative lifestyles, Social discrimination & inequality, Social and cultural history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Violence in society, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Relating to Romani people and Travellers, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Violence, intolerance and persecution in history, Social discrimination and social justice, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional, Social groups: alternative lifestyles / subcultures