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We are the Romani People

Author: Ian Hancock

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“Romanies are little understood either in east or west. Ian Hancock helps to redress the balance with We Are the Romani People.”

-Louise Doughty,
Guardian

About the book

This highly readable introduction to Roma life, written by a Gypsy, considers culture, language, politics, society, health, and food to provide an insightful portrait of this fascinating minority.

In surveying the Gypsies, their origins and history and their exclusion from society, Ian Hancock offers candid advice on rejecting prejudices and stereotypes and getting to know the Roma as individuals.

There is also a section of short biographies of Roma from many different walks of life.

  • About the Author/s:

    Ian Hancock

    Ian Hancock is Director of the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a professor of English, linguistics and Asian studies since 1972.

    He was born in Britain and descends on his father's side from Hungarian Romungre Romanies and on his mother's side from English Romanichal Gypsies.

    He has represented the Romani people at the United Nations and served as a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council under President Bill Clinton.

ISBN: 978-1-902806-19-8 Format: Paperback, 208pp Published: Nov 2002

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