Danger! Educated Gypsy - Selected Essays

Klappentext Penned by a noted Gypsy scholar! this collection of writings examines Romani history! culture! language! and politics and covers topics that range from responses to the Romani Holocaust and Romani religion to anti-Gypsy racism and oppression. Giving a voice to an often misunderstood community! this record includes personal stories! persuasive research! heartfelt criticisms! and sincere advice. Informative and dynamic! this volume strives to debunk the myths and prejudices surrounding the Roma and to examine how Romani identity has been formed in the course of their long history. Zusammenfassung This is a timely collection of Ian Hancock's selected writings. His impact upon Romani Studies has been truly remarkable! both in terms of his contributions to linguistics and Gypsy historiography and in his re-assessment of Romani identity within the Western cultural fabric.

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• Authors: Ian Hancock, Hancock Ian
• Assisted by: Dileep Karanth (Editor), Dileep Karanth (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hertfordshire pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2010
• EAN: 9781902806990
• ISBN: 978-1-902806-99-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology