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I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies by Yaron Matras (PB, 2015)
I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies by Yaron Matras (PB, 2015)
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In I Met Lucky People, Yaron Matras, the world''s leading authority on the Romani / Romany, explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture
Who are the Romani / Romany people? As one of the last remaining societies in the Western hemisphere with a strictly oral culture, they have no written record of their history that can be consulted. From the early 1990s, linguist Yaron Matras has been working with the ''Rom'', as they call themselves, one of a handful of people to have done so. Travelling widely in central and eastern Europe, studying their language and learning their dialects, he has witnessed their campaign for recognition. In I Met Lucky People Matras gives us the first comprehensive account of their culture, language and history. It is a story of the echoes of a rich past left in language and customs, and of how the changing fortunes of Europe throughout the centuries have been imprinted on Romani / Romany culture.Our PearlPress Store has a range of other new and pre owned books about and by Romani / Romany People, and on Traveller and Gypsy Themes
Who are the Romani / Romany people? As one of the last remaining societies in the Western hemisphere with a strictly oral culture, they have no written record of their history that can be consulted. From the early 1990s, linguist Yaron Matras has been working with the ''Rom'', as they call themselves, one of a handful of people to have done so. Travelling widely in central and eastern Europe, studying their language and learning their dialects, he has witnessed their campaign for recognition. In I Met Lucky People Matras gives us the first comprehensive account of their culture, language and history. It is a story of the echoes of a rich past left in language and customs, and of how the changing fortunes of Europe throughout the centuries have been imprinted on Romani / Romany culture.Our PearlPress Store has a range of other new and pre owned books about and by Romani / Romany People, and on Traveller and Gypsy Themes
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