Overview
- Adds to the sparse literature on Gypsy communities in Central Asia and the Caucasus
- Presents the first ever book on the Roma and so-called Gypsy and Gypsy-like communities from these regions
- Offers a rich account of Eurasian communities expanding our international knowledge of and understanding of Gypsies
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Table of contents (3 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book explores diverse communities living in Central Asia and the Caucasus, who are generally gathered under the umbrella term of ‘Gypsies’, their multidimensional identities, self-appellations and labels given to them by surrounding populations, researcher and policy-makers. The book presents various Gypsy and Gypsy-like communities and provides a comprehensive review of their history, demography, ways of life, past and present occupations, and contemporary migration in post-Soviet space. The authors situate these communities in historical settings and also in the wider context of contemporary evolving global and areal developments.
The book will be of interest to scholars and students of history, sociology, social anthropology, nationalities studies, global and Central Asia and Caucasus areal studies, and Gypsy/Romani studies, and also for policy-makers and civic organizations.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Elena Marushiakova and Vesselin Popov (both from University of St. Andrews, UK) have worked in the field of Gypsy/Romani studies for more than 3 decades and published widely on Gypsy/Roma in Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gypsies in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Authors: Elena Marushiakova, Vesselin Popov
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41057-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41056-2Published: 13 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82255-6Published: 16 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41057-9Published: 01 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 142
Topics: Ethnicity Studies, Cultural Studies, Migration