In Search of the True Gypsy : From Enlightenment to Final Solution.

In Search of the True Gypsy : From Enlightenment to Final Solution.

It has only been recognised tardily and with reluctance that during the Second World War hundreds of thousands of itinerants met the same horrendous fate as Jews and other victims of Nazism. Gypsies appear to appeal to the imagination simply as social outcasts and scapegoats or, in a flattering but...

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Main Author: Willems, Wim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Subjects:
Romanies > Europe.
Ethnic relations
Romanies
Europe > Ethnic relations.
Europe
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Heinrich Moritz Gottlieb Grellmann (1753-1804): an enlightened historian and his sources; 3. George Borrow (1803-81): the walking lord of Gypsy lore; 4. The heirs of George Borrow; 5. Robert Ritter (1901-51): eugenist and criminological biologist; 6. Conclusions; Annex 1: the publications of H.M.G. Grellmann; Annex 2: reviews of H.M.G. Grellmann's book on Gypsies; Annex 3: sources for The Zincali; Annex 4: reviews of the works of George Borrow.
  • Annex 5: summary of Robert Ritter's publications and lecturesAnnex 6: reviews of Robert Ritter's Ein Menschenschlag; Archives; Bibliography; Index.

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