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David M. Smith - Gypsies and Travellers in Housing - 9781847428738 - V9781847428738
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Gypsies and Travellers in Housing

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Description for Gypsies and Travellers in Housing Hardcover. This is the first published research from the UK to address the neglected topic of the increasing settlement of Gypsies and Travellers in conventional housing. It highlights the complex and emergent tensions and dynamics inherent when policy and popular discourse combine to frame ethnic populations within a narrative of movement. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFM; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
This original and timely text is the first published research from the UK to address the neglected topic of the increasing (and largely enforced) settlement of Gypsies and Travellers in conventional housing. It highlights the complex and emergent tensions and dynamics inherent when policy and popular discourse combine to frame ethnic populations within a narrative of movement. The authors have extensive knowledge of the communities and experience as policy practitioners and researchers and consider the changing culture and dynamics experienced by ethnic Gypsies and Travellers. They explore the gendered social, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
568g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847428738
SKU
V9781847428738
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About David M. Smith
David Smith is a Principal Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Greenwich. His interests include the social impact of industrial and economic restructuring, historical and contemporary class structures and the position of marginalised groups. He was winner of the 2006 Social Policy Association 'Best New Publication' for his book 'On the margins on inclusion' (Policy Press). Margaret Greenfields ... Read more

Reviews for Gypsies and Travellers in Housing
A ground-breaking investigation of the dynamic social, cultural and political forces which have impacted on the vast majority of indigenous Gypsies and Travellers in the UK in modern times. Journal of Social Policy a valuable resource for housing practitioners involved in the commissioning and delivery of services, planners involved in strategic housing issues, and researchers. It is also ... Read more

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