A minority and the state [[electronic resource] ] : travellers in Britain in the twentieth century / / Becky Taylor

• Autore: Taylor Becky, Dr.
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.5680941
• Soggetto topico: Romanies - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Romanies - Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Ethnic relations History 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The early twentieth century and wartime -- Travellers' lives, 1900-45 -- The state and its legal responses -- Education and missions -- Post-war and the 1960s -- Travellers' lives, 1945-68 -- The state and site provision -- Travellers and the welfare state -- The later years -- State developments and Travellers' responses, 1968-2000 -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: A minority and the state' is a much needed history of Britain's travelling communities in the twentieth century, drawing together detailed archival research at local and national level to explore the impact of state and legislative developments on Travelers, as well as their experience of missions, education, war and welfare. It also covers legal developments affecting Travelers and crucially argues that their history must not be dealt with in isolation but as part of a wider history of British minorities ll. It will be of interest to scholars and students concerned with minority groups, the
• Titolo autorizzato: A minority and the state
• ISBN: 1-78170-085-0; 1-84779-155-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465659003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II