Neo-nationalism in Europe and beyond

by André Gingrich

"Romania has a larger Gypsy population than most other countries but little is known about the relationship between this group and the non-Gypsy Romanians around them. This book focuses on a group of Roma (Rom Gypsies) living in a village in Transylvania and explores their social life and cosmology. As the Roma depend on, and define themselves in relation to, the surrounding non-Gypsy populations, understanding their day-to-day interactions with these neighbours, primarily peasants to whom they relate through extended barter, is essential. The author concludes that, although economically...

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