Gypsies in contemporary Egypt : on the peripheries of society /

In Gypsies in Contemporary Egypt sociologist Alexandra Parrs draws on two years of fieldwork to explore how Dom identities are constructed, negotiated, and contested in the specifically Egyptian national context. With an eye to the pitfalls and evolution of scholarly work on the vastly more studied...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parrs, Alexandra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2017.
Temas:
2000-2099
Romanies > Egypt.
Romanies > Egypt > Social conditions > 21st century.
Romanies > Egypt > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Tsiganes > Égypte.
Tsiganes > Égypte > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
Tsiganes > Égypte > Mœurs et coutumes > 21e siècle.
HISTORY > Middle East > Egypt.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
Romanies
Romanies > Social conditions
Romanies > Social life and customs
Soziale Situation
Zigeuner
Egypt
Ägypten
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The eternal quest for roots
  • From belly dancers to thieves
  • Uncrossable boundaries?
  • Identity negotiation : ignoring, passing, changing, and exchanging
  • Underground world : crime in the blood and secret language
  • Matriarchy and bride price : Ghagar traditions?
  • Conclusions : the fragmented construction of Egyptians gypsies.

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