Table of Contents

Theorizing sedentarism - the roots of anti-nomadism, Robbie McVeigh; why do Gaujos hate Gypsies so much, anyway? - a case study, Sinead ni Shuinear; somebody like you - the images of Gypsies and Yoroks among some Bulgarian Muslims, Ilia Iliev; The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act and its implications for travellers, Luke Clements and Sue Campbell; sites of resistance - places on the margin - the traveller "homeplace", Sally Kendall; razor blades amidst the velvet? - changes and continuities in the Gypsy experience of the Czech and Slovak lands, Chris Powell; foreign Gypsies and British immigration law after 1945, Donald Kenrick; Burakumin in contemporary Japan, Ian Neary; New Age travellers - identity, sedentarism and social security, Colin Clark; the theory of Gypsy law, Thomas Acton et al; the social construction of Romany identity, Nicholae Gheorghe; afterword, Sir Angus Fraser.