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Weeping Violins
Alt, Betty; Folts, Silvia
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Description for Weeping Violins
Paperback. Weeping Violins provides a history of the Gypsy people in Europe. Betty Alt and Silvia Folts trace the origins of the Gyspsy people and tell the story of their expansion, treatment by other ethnic groups, and struggles during the Holocaust. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Weeping Violins provides a history of the Gypsy people in Europe. Betty Alt and Silvia Folts trace the origins of the Gyspsy people and tell the story of their expansion, treatment by other ethnic groups, and struggles during the Holocaust. The book sheds light on Gypsy treatment at the hands of Nazi soldiers, and the struggle to have Gypsy experiences recognized by Jewish leaders and scholars of the Holocaust. Contents: Preface; Centuries of Persecution; Ominous Signs; A Deadly Journey; The Effort of Survival; Gypsy Genocide; Free at Last; The 'Gypsy Problem' Continues; Epilogue.
Weeping Violins provides a history of the Gypsy people in Europe. Betty Alt and Silvia Folts trace the origins of the Gyspsy people and tell the story of their expansion, treatment by other ethnic groups, and struggles during the Holocaust. The book sheds light on Gypsy treatment at the hands of Nazi soldiers, and the struggle to have Gypsy experiences recognized by Jewish leaders and scholars of the Holocaust. Contents: Preface; Centuries of Persecution; Ominous Signs; A Deadly Journey; The Effort of Survival; Gypsy Genocide; Free at Last; The 'Gypsy Problem' Continues; Epilogue.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jefferson (Thomas) University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Kirksville, United States
ISBN
9780943549392
SKU
V9780943549392
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Alt, Betty; Folts, Silvia
Betty Alt is Sociology Instructor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and at the University of Southern Colorado.
Reviews for Weeping Violins
This book is well written and well organized, and the graphic interviews from survivors add life to the book.
Patricia Cooper, University of Southern Colorado Alt and Folts have done a remarkable job of remembering, of documenting, of talking to the survivors, of recounting the Asian-European history of the Gypsies.
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Patricia Cooper, University of Southern Colorado Alt and Folts have done a remarkable job of remembering, of documenting, of talking to the survivors, of recounting the Asian-European history of the Gypsies.
The Book Reader
Its strength lies in ... Read more