- 344 pages
- English
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About this book
Gypsies have lived in England since the early sixteenth century, yet considerable confusion and disagreement remain over the precise identity of the group. The question 'Who are the Gypsies?' is still asked and the debates about the positioning and permanence of the boundary between Gypsy and non-Gypsy are contested as fiercely today as at any time before.
This study locates these debates in their historical perspective, tracing the origins and reproduction of the various ways of defining and representing the Gypsy from the early sixteenth century to the present day. Starting with a consideration of the early modern description of Gypsies as Egyptians, land pirates and vagabonds, the volume goes on to examine the racial classification of the nineteenth century and the emergence of the ethnic Gypsy in the twentieth century. The book closes with an exploration of the long-lasting image of the group as vagrant and parasitic nuisances which spans the whole period from 1500 to 2000.
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Yes, you can access Gypsy Identities 1500-2000 by David Mayall in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Ethnic Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Gypsy Identities 1500-2000
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The different faces of the Gypsy
- 2 Gypsy studies and socially constructed identities
- 3 Egyptians, land-pirates, moon-men and vagabonds: the Gypsy in early modern England
- 4 Race: the evolution of an idea
- 5 Constructing the true Romany: Gypsy racial identity from the late eighteenth to the twentieth century
- 6 The origins of the real Romany: from Heinrich Grellmann to the Gypsy lorists
- 7 Gypsy ethnicity: the concept, the legal battle and Gypsy politics
- 8 Constructing the ethnic Gypsy: themes and approaches
- 9 Nuisances, dead dogs and gypsies
- 10 So, who are the Gypsies?
- Select bibliography and indicative guide to further reading
- Index