Danger! Educated Gypsy
Selected Essays
Published on 30. May 2010
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-902806-98-3 (ISBN)
Description
Written by Gypsy scholar Ian Hancock, this collection of his selected writings examines Romani history, culture, language, and politics. A compendium of Hancock's views of the Romani experience, this account covers topics ranging 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 formed in the course of their long history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hatfield
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
333 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-902806-98-3 (9781902806983)
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Persons
Ian Hancock is a linguist; Romani scholar; political advocate; and an English, linguistics, and Asian studies professor at the University of Texas-Austin. He has represented the Romani people at the United Nations and served as a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council under President Bill Clinton. He is the author of The Pariah Syndrome and We Are the Romani People. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Dileep Karanth is a physics lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha. He lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Dileep Karanth is a physics lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha. He lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Content
1 Family Tales 2 Talking Back 3 Indian Connection 4 Romani Origins and Identity 5 Gypsies Gajhe and Labels 6 Romani Religion 7 Romani Language Standardization 8 Schooling of Romani Americans 9 Duty and beauty 10 George Borrow Romani 11 The Concocters 12 Gypsy Mafia 13 Gypsy Stereotype 14 Responses to the Porrajmos 15 Consequences of anti-Gypsy Racism 16 Need for Diplomatic Skills