Publication

2007 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

97,750 words, Guess

Page Count

391 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC947.000491497
  • LCCDX241 .C76 2007

Description

A History of the Gypsies of Eastern Europe and Russia, drawn from previously untapped East European, Russian, and traditional sources, explores the life, history, and culture of the Gypsies, or Roma, from their early appearance in the region during the Middle Ages until the present. David Crowe's study looks at the rich and diverse cultural and historical traditions of the Gypsies in each nation and region. He covers Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, the republics of the former Yugoslavia, Albania, and the states that made up the former Soviet Union. He focuses in particular on Russia, where the Gypsies have exerted a profound influence on literary and musical traditions. . Crowe also explores the virulent prejudice and mistreatment that has been so much a part of the Gypsies' tragic history and culminated in their losses during the Nazi Holocaust. He concludes with a close look at the revival of this prejudice and the plight of the Roma today as they struggle to redefine their role in the new worlds of post-communist Eastern Europe and Russia.

Description

"In this fully updated edition, David M. Crowe provides an overview of the life, history, and culture of the Gypsies, or Roma, from their entrance into the region in the Middle Ages up until the present, drawing from previously untapped East European, Russian, and traditional sources. Crowe explores the virulent prejudice and mistreatment that has been so much a part of the Romani's tragic history and culminated in their losses during the Holocaust. He concludes with a look at the Roma today as they struggle to redefine their role in the world. With a new foreword by Andre Liebich, as well as a new conclusion and bibliography."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

  • A history of the gypsies of Eastern Europe and RussiaPalgrave Macmillan2007

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