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The Traveller-Gypsies
Judith Okely
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Description for The Traveller-Gypsies
Paperback. The first monograph to be published on Gypsies in Britain using the perspective of social anthropology. Series: Changing Culture Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations, plans, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
In this book Judith Okely challenges popular accounts of Gypsies which suggest that they were once isolated communities, enjoying an autonomous culture and economy now largely eroded by the processes of industrialisation and western capitalism. Dr Okely draws on her own extensive fieldwork and on contemporary documents. The Traveller-Gypsies is the first monograph to be published on Gypsies in Britain using the perspective of social anthropology. It examines the historical origins of the Gypsies, their economy, travelling patterns, self-ascription, kinship and political groupings, and their marriage choices, upbringing and gender divisions. A detailed analysis of pollution beliefs reveals an underlying ... Read more
In this book Judith Okely challenges popular accounts of Gypsies which suggest that they were once isolated communities, enjoying an autonomous culture and economy now largely eroded by the processes of industrialisation and western capitalism. Dr Okely draws on her own extensive fieldwork and on contemporary documents. The Traveller-Gypsies is the first monograph to be published on Gypsies in Britain using the perspective of social anthropology. It examines the historical origins of the Gypsies, their economy, travelling patterns, self-ascription, kinship and political groupings, and their marriage choices, upbringing and gender divisions. A detailed analysis of pollution beliefs reveals an underlying ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Changing Culture Series
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521288705
SKU
KAC0001865
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