Gypsies: An Interdisciplinary ReaderDiane Tong This book of interdisciplinary readings on Gypsies is sensitive to the Romani point of view and avoids exoticizing or patronizing the Gypsies and their culture. Recurrent themes in the readings include: the historical oppression of the Gypsies including contemporary xenophobia and violence; the nonstatic, heterogeneous nature of Gypsy cultures; the persistence of racist stereotypes; and personal and institutional Gypsy/non-Gypsy relationships. Nearly all of the classic essays updated for this volume tell stories of the persistance of the Roma in the face of savage atrocities and appalling living conditions. |
Contents
Advice from a Gypsy | 3 |
The Case of Czechoslovakia | 13 |
Romanias Hidden Victims Dan Pavel | 69 |
Police Perception of Gypsies in Finland Martti Grönfors | 75 |
Germans and Gypsies Gabrielle Tyrnauer | 97 |
Lexical | 115 |
Pictures of Ourselves Cathy Kiddle | 129 |
Two Contrasting Approaches | 135 |
An Analysis of | 167 |
American Roma and the Ideology of Defilement Carol Miller | 201 |
Sex Dichotomy Among the American Kalderaš Gypsies | 219 |
Roma an Ethnic Jati | 233 |
Women in the Art of George Fuller | 271 |
Representations of Gypsies in Dutch | 287 |
Cultural Values and Change | 319 |
The Contributors | 343 |
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