Gypsy Law
Title | Gypsy Law PDF eBook |
Author | Walter O. Weyrauch |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2001-08-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520221857 |
A unique collection of scholarly essays gathered and reprinted from American Journal of Comparative Law (1997) and the Yale Law Journal (1993) on the legal traditions of the Roma, or Gypsies. A fascinating account of how a primarily alien culture functions in a larger social context.
Gypsy and Traveller Law
Title | Gypsy and Traveller Law PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Johnson |
Publisher | Legal Action Comics |
Pages | 538 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | English Travellers (Nomadic people) |
ISBN | 9781903307526 |
Brings together the areas of law affecting the travelling community. This guide covers accommodation needs such as planning, site provision, homelessness and eviction as well as other issues impacting on the day to day lives of Gypsies and Travellers such as education, healthcare and race discrimination.
Gypsy Law
Title | Gypsy Law PDF eBook |
Author | Walter O. Weyrauch |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2001-09-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520924274 |
Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world, their distinct culture still intact in spite of the intense persecution they have endured. This authoritative collection brings together leading Gypsy and non-Gypsy scholars to examine the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. For centuries the Roma have survived by using defensive strategies, especially the absolute exclusion of gadje (non-Gypsies) from their private lives, their values, and information about Romani language and social institutions. Sexuality, gender, and the body are fundamental to Gypsy law, with rules that govern being pure (vujo) or impure (marime). Women play an important role in maintaining legal customs, having the power to sanction and to contaminate, but they are not directly involved in legal proceedings. These essays offer a comparative perspective on Romani legal procedures and identity, including topics such as the United States' criminalization of many aspects of Gypsy law, parallels between Jewish and Gypsy law, and legal distinctions between Romani communities. The contributors raise broad theoretical questions that transcend the specific Gypsy context and offer important insights into understanding oral legal traditions. Together they suggest a theoretical framework for explaining the coexistence of formal and informal law within a single legal system. They also highlight the ethical dilemmas encountered in comparative law research and definitions of "human rights."
Gypsies in Germany and Italy, 1861-1914
Title | Gypsies in Germany and Italy, 1861-1914 PDF eBook |
Author | J. Illuzzi |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2014-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781349486502 |
By the early 20th century, Gypsies in Germany and Italy were pushed outside the national community and subjected to the arbitrary whims of executive authorities. This book offers an account of these exclusionary policies and their links to the rise of nationalism, liberalism, and the modern bureaucratic state.
The Roma in Romanian History
Title | The Roma in Romanian History PDF eBook |
Author | Viorel Achim |
Publisher | Central European University Press |
Pages | 238 |
Release | 2004-08-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 6155053936 |
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 entire historical Romanian and foreign literature concerning this topic, and using lot of information from the archives. The main focus is laid on the events of the greatest consequence. Special attention is devoted to aspects linked to the long history of the Gypsies, such as slavery, the process of integration and assimilation into the majority population, as well as the marginalization of Gypsies, which has historic roots. The process of emancipation of Gypsies in the mid-19th century receives due treatment. The deportation of Gypsies to Transnistria during the Antonescu regime, between 1942-1944, is reconstructed in a special chapter. The closing chapters elaborate on the policy toward Gypsies in the decades after the Second World War that explain for the latest developments and for the situation of this population in today's Romania.
American Gypsy
Title | American Gypsy PDF eBook |
Author | Oksana Marafioti |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 383 |
Release | 2012-07-03 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0374104077 |
Recounts the author's early experiences as a fifteen-year-old Gypsy emigrating with her family from the Soviet Union to the United States.
Gypsies and Travellers in Housing
Title | Gypsies and Travellers in Housing PDF eBook |
Author | Smith, David M. |
Publisher | Policy Press |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2013-07-17 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1847428746 |
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, health and economic impacts of settlement and demonstrate the tenacity of cultural formations and their adaptability in the face of policy-driven constraints that are antithetical to traditional lifestyles. The groundbreaking book is essential reading for policy makers; professionals and practitioners working with housed Gypsies and Travellers. It will also be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, social policy and housing specialists and anybody interested in the experiences and responses of marginalized communities in urban and rural settings. Royalties for this book are to be divided equally between the Gypsy Council and Travellers Aid Trust.