Gypsy Economy Romani Livelihoods and Notions of Worth in the 21st Century / edited by Micol Brazzabeni, Manuela Ivone Cunha and Martin Fotta.
| Other author | Brazzabeni, Micol. |
| Other author | Cunha, Manuela Ivone Pereira da. |
| Other author | Fotta, Martin. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Berghahn Books, 2016. |
| Description | vi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | The human economy ; volume 3 |
| Scope and content | "Economic arrangements of Romanies are complexly related to their social position. Authors explore these complexities, including how economic exchanges forge key social relationships of gender and ethnicity, how economic opportunities are constructed and seized, and how economic success and failure are transformed into attributes of social persons. They explore how, despite -- or perhaps because of -- their unstable and ambiguous position within the market economy, shared today with a growing number of people facing precarity and informalisation, Roma and Gypsy communities continuously re-create more or less viable economic strategies. The ethnographically based chapters share accounts of socially and vulnerable populations that face their situation with self-determination and creativity"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015007889 |
| ISBN | 9781782388791 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |