THE TIME OF THE GYPSIES (STUDIES IN ETHNOGRAPHIC IMAGINATION) by Stewart, Michael - 1998

Routledge, 1998. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Routledge, 1998. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Routledge. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Routledge. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Westview Press, 1998-07-03. Paperback. Good.

Westview Press, 1997. Trade Paperback. Good. reading creased, small tear to paper covering spine, highlighting in text

Boulder, CO: Westview, 1997. 2d ptg.. Paperback. Book: Very Good. 8vo.. 302 pp. 6 x 9. Black glossy wraps. No damage or markings noted.

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Perseus, 1998. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Pages lightly age-toned otherwise a clean, well-kept copy. Until 1989 it was official Communist policy in eastern Europe to absorb Gypsies into the ruling working class. Since 1989, the Gypsies have become the scapegoat of postcommunism. More Gypsies have had their houses burned and have been killed in racist attacks in the first six postcommunist years than in all the time since World War II. Today the Gypsies have taken the place of the Jews, feared when poor and isolated in ghettos and hated even more than their skill as traders has brought them unaccustomed wealth and entry to walks of life previously forbidden to them. The Time of the Gypsies is about the refusal of one group of Gypsiesthe Romto abandon their way of life and accept assimilation into the majority population. It is a story about the sources of cultural diversity in modern industrial society and about the fear and hatred that such social and cultural difference may give rise… Read More