The Roma in Romanian History
Abstract
One of the greatest challenges during the enlargement process of the European Union towards the east is how the issue of the Roma or Gypsies is tackled. This ethnic minority group represents a much higher share by numbers, too, in some regions going above 20% of the population. This enormous social and political problem cannot be solved without proper historical studies like this book, the most comprehensive history of Gypsies in Romania. It is based on academic research, synthesizing the ent...
Keywords
emancipation; racism; Romania; minority studies; gypsies’ migration; Romanies; sedentarisation; social situation; Moldavia; nomadism; assimilation; slavery; integration; Southeastern Europe; social organisation; deportation; gypsiesISBN
9789639241848, 9786155053931Publisher
Central European University PressPublisher website
http://books.openedition.org/ceup/Publication date and place
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Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
Social and cultural anthropology