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According to opinion polls, Germans are less tolerant of the Sinti and Roma than any other ethnic group. This volume deals with the life of the Sinti and Roma in Ge rmany and the way in which they are represented in German li terature. '

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Author:   Susan Tebbutt
Publisher:   Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Imprint:   Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.236kg
ISBN:  

9781571819222

ISBN 10:   1571819223
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   17 December 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Sinti and Roma: From Scapegoats to Self-Assertion Chapter 2. Piecing together the Jigsaw: The History of the Sinti and Roma in Germany Chapter 3. The Persecution of the Sinti and Roma in Munich, 1933-1945 Chapter 4. Persecuting the Survivors: The Continuity of ""Anti-Gypsyism"" in Postwar Germany and Austria Chapter 5. The Development of the Romani Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1960 Chapter 6. Aspects of Linguistic Interface between German and Romani Chapter 7. Anti-Gypsyism in German Society and Literature Chapter 8. On the Demonising of Jews and Gypsies in Fairy Tales Chapter 9. Images of Sinti and Romain German Children's and Teenage Literature Chapter 10. Challenging New Literary Images of Sinti and Roma Conclusions Bibliography Index

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... this collection - is most welcome ... presents aspects of a fascinating and complex picture ... this informative and thought-provoking project calls upon us, the readers, to re-examine our own moral and ethical positions. * Monatshefte ... a very welcome and ... successful first account from a variety of perspectives of Sinti and Roma in German-speaking society ... sensibly restricted to providing background information on the history and problems of Sinti and Roma as well as a more specific literary focus. * Journal of European Area Studies

... this collection...is most welcome ... presents aspects of a fascinating and complex picture ... this informative and thought-provoking project calls upon us, the readers, to re-examine our own moral and ethical positions. * Monatshefte ... a very welcome and ... successful first account from a variety of perspectives of Sinti and Roma in German-speaking society ... sensibly restricted to providing background information on the history and problems of Sinti and Roma as well as a more specific literary focus. * Journal of European Area Studies

""... this collection…is most welcome ... presents aspects of a fascinating and complex picture ... this informative and thought-provoking project calls upon us, the readers, to re-examine our own moral and ethical positions.""   · Monatshefte ""... a very welcome and ... successful first account from a variety of perspectives of Sinti and Roma in German-speaking society ... sensibly restricted to providing background information on the history and problems of Sinti and Roma as well as a more specific literary focus.""  · Journal of European Area Studies

Author Information

Susan Tebbutt is Lecturer in German at the University of Bradford.

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