Series Volume Number
2
Lc Classification Number
Dx229 .S53 1998
Reviews
"... this collection...is most welcome ... presents aspects of a fascinating and complex picture ... this informative and thought-provoking project calls upon us, the readers, to re-examine our own moral and ethical positions." · Monatshefte "... a very welcome and ... successful first account from a variety of perspectives of Sinti and Roma in German-speaking society ... sensibly restricted to providing background information on the history and problems of Sinti and Roma as well as a more specific literary focus." · Journal of European Area Studies, "... this collection...is most welcome ... presents aspects of a fascinating and complex picture ... this informative and thought-provoking project calls upon us, the readers, to re-examine our own moral and ethical positions." Monatshefte "... a very welcome and ... successful first account from a variety of perspectives of Sinti and Roma in German-speaking society ... sensibly restricted to providing background information on the history and problems of Sinti and Roma as well as a more specific literary focus." Journal of European Area Studies
Table of Content
Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Sinti and Roma: From Scapegoats to Self-Assertion Chapter 2. Piecing together the Jigsaw: The History of the Sinti and Roma in Germany Chapter 3. The Persecution of the Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1933-1945 Chapter 4. Persecuting the Survivors: The Continuity of "Anti-Gypsyism" in Postwar Germany and Austria Chapter 5. The Development of the Romani Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1960 Chapter 6. Aspects of Linguistic Interface between German and Romani Chapter 7. Anti-Gypsyism in German Society and Literature Chapter 8. On the Demonising of Jews and Gypsies in Fairy Tales Chapter 9. Images of Sinti and Romain German Children's and Teenage Literature Chapter 10. Challenging New Literary Images of Sinti and Roma Conclusions Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
1998
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Ethnic Studies / General, European / German, Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Lccn
98-010815
Dewey Decimal
305.891/497017531
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Literary Criticism, Social Science
