Another darkness, another dawn : a history of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers / Becky Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Becky, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romanies--History.

Romanies.

Romanies--Origin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Vilified and marginalized, the Romani people-widely referred to as Gypsies, Roma, and Travelers-are seen as a people without place, either geographically or socially, no matter where they live or what they do. In this new chronological history of the Romani, Another Darkness, Another Dawn demonstrates how their experiences provide a way to understand mainstream society's relationship with outsiders and immigrants. Becky Taylor follows the Gypsies, Roma, and Travelers from their roots in the Indian subcontinent to their travels across the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires to Wes

Contents:

Cover; Another Darkness, Another Dawn: A History of Gypsies, Roma and Travelers; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction: In Search of the 'True Gypsy'?; One: Out of the Medieval World; Two: Breaking Bodies, Banishing Bodies; Three: The Dark Enlightenment; Four: Nationalism, Race and Respectability; Five: Into the Flames; Six: A New Dawn?; Afterword; References; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 9, 2014).

ISBN:

9781780232973

1780232977

OCLC:

880531479