Roma Voices in History Gebunden

This ground-breaking book is an impressively extensive collection of primary historical sources in various languages that reflect the history of the Roma (formerly referred to as 'Gypsies' in local languages). The selection of the included materials reflects the authentic voice of the Roma them - selves and presents their visions and the specific goals pursued by the Roma civic emancipation movement. The source materials are published in original and translated in English and are accompanied by explanatory notes and summarising comments discussing the specific historical realities and their interrelation to the Romani emancipatory movement in Central and Eastern Europe thus presenting a comprehensive picture of the historical processes. Romani Studies (2022) 32 (1) The exhaustive analyses of the sources summarisation after each chapter and generally for the whole book and the entangled historical approach used in the reviewed monograph will definitely change the paradigms in Romani studies. For the first time here we see a new approach to the study of Roma history being offered [...](Julieta Rotaru)