The Roma Cafe: Human Rights and the Plight of the Romani People - Couverture rigide

Pogany, Istvan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 074532052X ISBN 13 : 9780745320526

Editeur : Pluto Press, 2004

Synopsis

Written in a lively and accessible style, and illustrated throughout with photographs, The Roma Cafe is a poignant and intriguing analysis of the diverse problems facing Central and Eastern Europe's gypsy populations, including the largely unacknowledged legacy of the Roma Holocaust.Engaging with a broad range of issues including racism, stereotyping, and political and economic transition in the ex-Communist states, Professor Istvan Pogany challenges the most common preconceptions about the Roma. He also looks at the specifics of individual Romani lives, particularly in Hungary and Romania.Highlighting the difficulties that all marginal peoples face, Pogany explains how the Roma have been devastated by the economic transition from Communism to open markets in Central and Eastern Europe since 1989. Mass unemployment, poverty, lack of education, as well as widespread anti-Roma discrimination and inadequate legal protection, have left the Roma facing intense hardship and marginalisation since the collapse of state socialism.However, this book is not just a catalogue of the challenges that the Roma face -- it is also a celebration of Roma cultures and of the acceptance of difference -- something that is more important than ever in our multicultural societies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Elaine C. Hagopian is Professor Emerita of Sociology, Simmons College, Boston.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pluto Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 074532052X
• ISBN 13: 9780745320526
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible