| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 313 pages) |
| Contents |
1. The different faces of the Gypsy -- 2. Gypsy studies and socially constructed identities -- 3. Egyptians, land-pirates, moon-men and vagabonds : the Gypsy in early modern England -- 4. Race : the evolution of an idea -- 5. Constructing the true Romany : Gypsy racial identity from the late eighteenth to the twentieth century -- 6. The origins of the real Romany : from Heinrich Grellmann to the Gypsy lorists -- 7. Gypsy ethnicity : the concept, the legal battle and Gypsy politics -- 8. Constructing the ethnic Gypsy : themes and approaches -- 9. Nuisances, dead dogs and gypsies -- 10. So, who are the Gypsies? |
| Summary |
Gypsies have lived in England since the early sixteenth century, yet considerable confusion and disagreement remain over the precise identity of the group |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Romanies -- Great Britain
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Romanies -- Ethnic identity
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HISTORY.
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Romanies
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Romanies -- Ethnic identity
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003008887 |
| ISBN |
0203490053 |
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9780203490051 |
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9781135357443 |
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1135357447 |
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9781135357399 |
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1135357390 |
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9781135357436 |
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1135357439 |
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9780415566377 |
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0415566371 |
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1280055944 |
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9781280055942 |
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