Gypsy law : Romani legal traditions and culture /
Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world, their distinct culture still intact in spite of the intense persecution they have endured. This authoritative collection brings together leading Gypsy and non...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©2001.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ppwz9 |
| Summary: | Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world, their distinct culture still intact in spite of the intense persecution they have endured. This authoritative collection brings together leading Gypsy and non-Gypsy scholars to examine the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520924277 0520924274 0585392455 9780585392455 9780520221857 0520221850 9780520221864 0520221869 1597346454 9781597346450 |