Danger! : educated gypsy : selected essays / Ian Hancock ; edited by Dileep Karanth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hancock, Ian F.

Contributor:

Karanth, Dileep.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romanies--History.

Romanies.

Romanies--Social conditions.

Hancock, Ian F--Family.

Hancock, Ian F.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Place of Publication:

Hatfield, Hertfordshire : University of Hertfordshire Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 form

Contents:

Copyright; Contents; About the Editor; Foreword; Testimonials; Introduction to Section One; Chapter One: Djabravoki; Chapter Two: Family tales; Chapter Three: Talking back; Introduction to Section Two: History and culture; Chapter Four: The Hungarian student Vályi István and the Indian connection of Romani; Chapter Five: On Romani origins and identity; Chapter Six: Gypsies, gadže, languages and labels; Chapter Seven: Romani religion; Introduction to Section Three: Language standardisation and education

Chapter Eight: The standardisation of the Romani language: an overview and some recommendations Chapter Nine: The schooling of Romani Americans: an overview; Introduction to Section Four: Image; Chapter Ten: Duty and beauty, possession and truth: the claim of lexical impoverishment as control; Chapter Eleven: George Borrow's Romani; Chapter Twelve: The concocters: creating fake Romani culture; Chapter Thirteen: Gypsy Mafia, Romani saints: the racial profiling of Romani Americans; Chapter Fourteen: The 'gypsy' stereotype and the sexualisation of Romani women

Introduction to Section Five: Holocaust, racism and politics Chapter Fifteen: Responses to the Porrajmos (the Romani Holocaust); Chapter Sixteen: The consequences of anti-Gypsy racismin Europe; Chapter Seventeen: Our need for internal diplomatic skills; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-306-10039-9

1-907396-02-0

OCLC:

642662095