| Gypsies and Other Itinerant Groups: A Socio-Historical Approach 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Lucassen, Leo (Author), Willems, Wim (Author), Cottaar, Anne-Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333682416 ISBN-13: 9780333682418 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.891 |
| LCCN: 97038692 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.99 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this volume the authors present an alternative approach to the history of gypsies and travelling groups in western Europe. By focusing on processes of social construction, stigmatization and categorization, they offer new insights into the development of government policies towards itinerants in general and the ethnicization of some of these groups in particular. They analyze the western images and representations of gypsies and other itinerant groups, at the same time focusing on their functions for the labour market. By doing so, they add a new chapter to the field of social history. |
