The A to Z of the Gypsies (Romanies) / / Donald Kenrick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957716603321
• Autore: Kenrick Donald
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2010
• ISBN: 979-82-16-21457-1; 1-283-63920-3; 1-4616-7227-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (396 pages)
• Collana: The A to Z guide series ; ; no. 135
• Disciplina: 909.0491497003
• Soggetti: Romanies - History; Romanies
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Reader's Note; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Map: The Romanies' Route from India to Europe; Chronology of Gypsy History; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: The A to Z of the Gypsies (Romanies) seeks to end such prejudice by clarifying the facts about this nomadic people. Through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, events, institutions, and aspects of culture, society, economy, and politics, the history of the Gypsies and their culture is told.