The Gypsies
2nd Edition
Published on 15. January 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-631-19605-1 (ISBN)
Description
Since their unexplained appearance in Europe over nine centuries ago, the Gypsies have refused to fall in with conventional settled life. They remain a people whose culture and customs are beset with misunderstanding, and who cling to their distinct identity in the teeth of persistent rejection and pressure to conform. This book describes their history.
Reviews / Votes
"The best general book on the Gypsies." Choice."This is an important book. Anyone interested in Roma in this country or elsewhere should read it." Traveller.
"Everyone has an opinion on Gypsies, and no one knows any. The opinions are almost always bad. Unfortunately, there's more published information available on the Martians than on Gypsies. Into the breach comes Angus Fraser with an accessible, well-informed introduction." Voice Literary Review.
"A particularly fascinating study, not least because of the author's precise and engaging use of the English language ... An absolutely essential foundation for embarking on this rapidly growing field." Contemporary Sociology.
"An important and welcomed contribution to the study of Gypsies." Man: The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
541 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-19605-1 (9780631196051)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Angus M. Fraser
The Gypsies
Book
10/1992
Blackwell Publishers
€72.00
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Person
Sir Angus Fraser died on May 27, 2001, aged 73. He was Chairman of the UK Board of Customs and Excise and from 1988 to 1992 was Adviser to the Prime Minister on Efficiency in Government. He was knighted in 1985. He published extensively on the Gypsies.
Content
List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. Origins.
2. Early Migrations.
3. Into the Byzantine Empire and the Balkans.
4. The Great Trick.
5. The Turn of the Tide.
6. Pressure of the Gyves.
7. Forces for Change.
8. The Approach to Avernus.
9. Modern Times.
Bibliography.
Index.
Introduction.
1. Origins.
2. Early Migrations.
3. Into the Byzantine Empire and the Balkans.
4. The Great Trick.
5. The Turn of the Tide.
6. Pressure of the Gyves.
7. Forces for Change.
8. The Approach to Avernus.
9. Modern Times.
Bibliography.
Index.