Livre - We are the Romani people = Ame sam e Rromane dzene
390 HAN
Description
Livre
The University of Hertfordshire Press
Hancock Ian
Presentation materielle : 1 vol. (180 p.)
Dimensions : 24 cm
'We are the Romani people' is intended primarily as a source book for teachers, social workers and others interacting with Romanies ('Gypsies') in - or from - Central and Eastern Europe, but will be invaluable to anybody who wants to know more about these fascinating people who left India a thousand years ago. It presents the most current findings about Romani origins, an overview of politics, culture, language and cuisine, a surprising list of notable people of Romani descent, a description of the centuries-long period of slavery in the Balkans and a brief description of the Romani Holocaust. Especially useful is the chapter on how to interact with Romanies, and the list of recommended readings. Each chapter is accompanied by a list of questions, making it suitable as a textbook for use in class. 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.
Foreword, p. ix Introduction, p. xvii A note on Romani spelling, p. xviii A note on names, p. xviii Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Romani and Rromani vvi 'Gadze' and other words for non-Romanies xxii 1. History, p. 1 How Westerners learnt the Romanies' true origin, p. 2 O Teljaripe: The move out of India, p. 6 O Aresipe: arrival in Byzantium and the West, p. 14 2. Rrobija: Slavery, p.17 Desrrobireja: Abolition, p. 23 The enslavement of Romanies in other places, p. 26 3. The Buxljaripe: Out into Europe, p. 29 What the Europeans thought, p. 31 4. O Baro Porrajmos: The Holocaust, p. 34 5. Explaining antigypsyism, p. 53 Romanies as foreign intruders and non-Christians, p. 54 Physical appearance, p. 56 Exclusionary culture, p. 58 Way of life, p. 59 The parallel, created 'Gypsy' image, p. 61 Scapegoatism, p. 62 The vague understanding of Romani origins, p. 62 6. The Gypsy image, p. 64 Origins of the fictionalized gypsy, p. 64 The two faces of Romani identity, p. 67 7. How Indian are Romanies?, p. 70 8. How European are Romanies?, p. 77 9. Cuisine, p. 80 10. Health, p. 88 11. How to Interact with Romanies, p. 91 Crime, p. 94 Slave mentality, p. 97 Anger, p. 97 Personal hygiene, p. 98 Nomadism, p. 99 Morals, p. 100 Magic, p. 102 Our stereotypes of non-Romanies, p. 102 Some suggestions, p. 103 12. The emergence of Romani organizations, p. 111 13. Contributions, accomplishments and persons of note, p. 125 14. Amari Chib: Our language, p. 139 Romani vocabulary, p. 143 Samples of the language: Some useful phrases, p. 144 Samples of the language: Some proverbs, p. 145 Samples of the language: A joke, p. 148 Appendix: Romani grammar, p. 150 Recommended sources, p. 161 Standards in Romani Studies, p. 161 Works referenced in the text, p. 166 Index, p. 174
