| Description |
x, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The American Rom : a case of economic adaptation, Anne Sutherland. -- American Rom and the ideology of defilement. -- Carol Miller. -- Gypsies travelling in southern England, Judith Okely. -- Some notes on Gypsies in North Britain, Anonymous. -- Boyash Gypsies: Shantytown ethnicity, William Kornblum. -- Some Manus conceptions and attitudes, Aparna Rao. -- Kingship, marriage, law and leadership in two urban Gypsy settlements in Spain, Teresa San Román. -- Ways of looking at Roms: the case of Czechoslovakia, Willy Guy. -- Irish travelling people, Bettina Barnes. -- The effects of economic change on Irish traveller sex roles and marriage patterns, George Gmelch. -- Scottish travellers or Tinkers, A. and F. Rehfisch. -- The social organization of a Pariah group in Norway, Frederik Barth |
| Summary |
Articles recounting recent findings on the internal structures of migratory groups in various countries dispel common misconceptions about Gypsy life, customs, and activities. Glossary |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)
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Rogues and vagabonds.
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Romanies.
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Wayfaring life.
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Roma.
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| Author |
Rehfisch, Farnham.
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| LC no. |
76352417 |
| ISBN |
0125858507 |
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9780125858502 |
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