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Questioning Gypsy Identity

Ethnic Narratives in Britain and America

By: Brian A. Belton

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Questioning Gypsy Identity

Ethnic Narratives in Britain and America

By: Brian A. Belton

Brian Belton's powerfully original book examines Gypsy lives against the framework of social theories that illustrate how identity arises out of the cultural complexity of individual biographies, families, and communities. Addressing the lack of contextual and social perspectives in the existing literature and the underlying assumption of a consistent Gypsy lineage, he explores the subject of identity to include the broader social context in which the population exists. He argues that Gypsy identity is created and maintained not only by tradition and heredity, but also by social and ideological factors that give rise to the 'ethnic narrative' of Gypsy identity. Growing up in an English Gypsy family, Belton offers a unique 'outsider-insider' perspective to Questioning Gypsy Identity, writing what are essentially stories of people_how they are made, their social force, and what they collectively create.

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Rowman Altamira

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075911496X

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9780759114968

Gypsy and Traveller Ethnicity

The Social Generation of an Ethnic Phenomenon

By: Brian A Belton

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Gypsy and Traveller Ethnicity

The Social Generation of an Ethnic Phenomenon

By: Brian A Belton

The book explores the notion of Gypsy and Traveller ethnicity and provides a critique of the conceptual basis of racial and ethnic categorisation. An analysis of the post-war housing situation is given in order to illustrate a connection between social and economic conditions, legislation affecting gypsies and travellers and the visibility and general consciousness of the gypsy and traveller population. The originality of the book lies in its argument that the position of gypsies and travellers largely arises out of social conditions and interaction rather than political, biological or ideological determinants. It puts forward the notion of an ethnic narrative of traveller identity and illustrates how variations of this have been defensively deployed by some travellers and elaborated on by theorists. Belton focuses on the social generation of travellers as a cultural, ethnic and racial categorization, offering a rational explanation of the development of an itinerant population that is less ambiguous and more informative in terms of the social nature of the gypsy and traveller position than interpretations based on 'blood', 'breed', 'stock', ethnicity or race that dominate the literature.

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Routledge

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1134274084

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9781134274086

Questioning Gypsy Identity

Ethnic Narratives in Britain and America

By: Brian Belton

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Questioning Gypsy Identity

Ethnic Narratives in Britain and America

By: Brian Belton

Brian Belton's powerfully original book examines Gypsy lives against the framework of social theories that illustrate how identity arises out of the cultural complexity of individual biographies, families, and communities. Addressing the lack of contextual and social perspectives in the existing literature and the underlying assumption of a consistent Gypsy lineage, he explores the subject of identity to include the broader social context in which the population exists. He argues that Gypsy identity is created and maintained not only by tradition and heredity, but also by social and ideological factors that give rise to the "ethnic narrative" of Gypsy identity. Growing up in an English Gypsy family, Belton offers a unique "outsider-insider" perspective to Questioning Gypsy Identity, writing what are essentially stories of people--how they are made, their social force, and what they collectively create.

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Rowman Altamira

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0759105332

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9780759105331

British Baseball and the West Ham Club

History of a 1930s Professional Team in East London

By: Josh Chetwynd,Brian Belton

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British Baseball and the West Ham Club

History of a 1930s Professional Team in East London

By: Josh Chetwynd,Brian Belton

Few people associate baseball with Great Britain, but for a brief period in the 1930s, America's pastime nearly gained a foothold with the British populace. Though never as popular as the beloved football clubs, or even greyhound races, baseball teams like the West Ham Hammers developed intense local followings, and played some excellent baseball--in 1936, the Hammers defeated the U.S. Olympic team. The outbreak of World War II ended the rising popularity of baseball among Britons, but speculation remains that, under different circumstances, British baseball could have flourished. This book traces the history of baseball as a popular British sport, concentrating on one particularly successful and notable team, the West Ham Hammers. It places the West Ham club within the historical context of 1930s Great Britain, and covers team management, major players (e.g., Roland Gladu, the "Canadian Babe Ruth"), and the fans, many of whom still cling fondly to faded memories of the club and West Ham Stadium. Eight appendices include team rosters, British baseball rules, and year-by-year records from 1890 to 2005.

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McFarland

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0786425946

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9780786425945

Anderson County: A Year in the Life Volume I: January - June

By: Brian Scott

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Anderson County: A Year in the Life Volume I: January - June

By: Brian Scott

Anderson County: A Year in the Life chronicles the events of a rural county in South Carolina. From the treaty that established its border, to the dedication of courthouses and the execution of criminals, Anderson has seen it all. Murders, suicides, and arsonists. Fairs, parades, and galas. Over one hundred stories, one for each day from January 1 to June 30 that tell the story of Anderson County.

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Lulu.com

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136525867X

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9781365258671

Gypsy and Traveller Ethnicity

The Social Generation of an Ethnic Phenomenon

By: Brian A Belton

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The Social Generation of an Ethnic Phenomenon

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Book's by Brian A. Belton

Questioning Gypsy Identity

Questioning Gypsy Identity

Gypsy and Traveller Ethnicity

Gypsy and Traveller Ethnicity

Questioning Gypsy Identity

Questioning Gypsy Identity

British Baseball and the West Ham Club

British Baseball and the West Ham Club

Anderson County: A Year in the Life Volume I: January - June

Anderson County: A Year in the Life Volume I: January - June

Gypsy and Traveller Ethnicity

Gypsy and Traveller Ethnicity

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