Insiders, Outsiders and Others
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Author | : Kalwant Bhopal |
Publisher | : Univ of Hertfordshire Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 1902806719 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781902806716 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Insiders, Outsiders and Others by : Kalwant Bhopal
Book excerpt: In this book Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers offer an account of the formation of Gypsy identities. Providing such an account for any social group is never straightforward, but there is a still wider scope for misunderstanding when considering Gypsy culture. For although Gypsies are recognisable figures within both rural and urban landscapes, the representations that are made of them tend to reflect an imaginary idea of the Gypsy which, in general, is configured from a non-Gypsy perspective. There appears to be little knowledge of or interest in the history and culture of Gypsy communities; th