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ROMANI GYPSIES THE
Yaron Matras
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Description for ROMANI GYPSIES THE
Paperback. Explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture. This book gives us the comprehensive account of their culture, language and history. It is a story of the echoes of a rich past left in language and customs, and of how the changing fortunes of Europe throughout the centuries have been imprinted on Romani culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
In I Met Lucky People, Yaron Matras, the world's leading authority on the Romani, explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture Who are the Romani people? As one of the last remaining societies in the Western hemisphere with a strictly oral culture, they have no written record of their history that can be consulted. From the early 1990s, linguist Yaron Matras has been working with the 'Rom', as they call themselves, one of a handful of people to have done so. Travelling widely in central and eastern Europe, studying their language and learning ... Read more
In I Met Lucky People, Yaron Matras, the world's leading authority on the Romani, explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture Who are the Romani people? As one of the last remaining societies in the Western hemisphere with a strictly oral culture, they have no written record of their history that can be consulted. From the early 1990s, linguist Yaron Matras has been working with the 'Rom', as they call themselves, one of a handful of people to have done so. Travelling widely in central and eastern Europe, studying their language and learning ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241954706
SKU
V9780241954706
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-34
About Yaron Matras
Yaron Matras is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manchester, and Editor of the journal Romani Studies. His involvement with Romani issues began in the advocacy and civil rights arena. Matras was media relations officer to the Roma National Congress from 1988-1995, and founding editor of RomNews, one of the very first advocacy information services on Romani issues. He ... Read more
Reviews for ROMANI GYPSIES THE
Sparky and thought-provoking ... required reading for anyone who presumes to have views on Romani Gypsies
Financial Times
Compassionate and knowledgeable ... Yaron Matras is an authority on gypsies
London Evening Standard
Financial Times
Compassionate and knowledgeable ... Yaron Matras is an authority on gypsies
London Evening Standard