Gypsies: The Hidden Americans - Softcover

Sutherland, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881332356 ISBN 13: 9780881332353

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 1986

Synopsis

The Gypsies portrayed in this book are the Vlax-speaking Rom, the largest group of Gypsies in the United States, numbering 500,000. Not officially recognized as a minority in the U.S. until 1972, Gypsies have led an almost entirely invisible existence here. Now in this fascinating work--the first complete account of American Gypsies--Sutherland has produced an in-depth look at the full range of everyday social life among the Rom. Separate, elusive, complex, and unique among the people of the world, Gypsies have preserved their traditional way of life. How have they avoided assimilation? What keeps them apart? How are they organized, and what do they believe? These and other important questions about these hidden Americans are addressed in Sutherland's contemporary study.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Gmelch, Nan: The Life of an Irish Travelling Woman (ISBN 9780881336023) and Yoors, The Gypsies (ISBN 9780881333053).

About this edition

• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0881332356
• ISBN 13: 9780881332353
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352