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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814884003321

Autore

Bhopal Kalwant

Titolo

Insiders, outsiders and others : gypsies and identity / / Kalwant Bhopal, Martin Myers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hatfield, Hertfordshire : , : University of Hertfordshire Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-905313-71-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 241 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

MyersMartin

Disciplina

305.891497041

941/.00491497

Soggetti

Romanies - Ethnic identity

Romanies - Great Britain - Ethnic identity

Romanies - Great Britain - Social conditions - 21st century

Romanies - Social conditions

Romanies in popular culture - Great Britain

Great Britain Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Gypsies and their identities; 2. Gypsy identity and culture:foundational accounts and theAcademy; 3. Gypsy identity and culture:misrepresentation, misrecognitionand deception; 4. Recognising the 'other'; 5. Case study I: Inside the schoolgates: Gypsy families' experiencesof education; 6. Case study II: Mediarepresentations of Gypsy lifein election year; 7. The outsider in multiculturalsociety; 8. The outsider in racist society; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examining the contributing factors in the shaping of Gypsy identity in the United Kingdom, this study evaluates both recent and historic tendencies that now misrepresent or overlook Gypsy culture. From examining the implications of skin color to demystifying the often confused history of nomadic settlements, this resource presents an insightful and important look into the identity, and perceptions of that identity, within Gypsy culture.