Gypsies and Travellers in Housing: The Decline of Nomadism

ISBN-13: 9781847428738 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 280 str.

David M Smith

Opis

This book examines the increasing--and increasingly enforced--settlement of Gypsies and Travellers into conventional housing. The authors evaluate a range of Gypsy- and Traveller-related policies in areas such as social housing, community cohesion and regeneration, and race relations and equality. Analyzing the impact of these policies, they offer an unprecedented look into the changing culture and dynamics of ethnic Gypsy and Traveller communities. Ultimately, this volume demonstrates the tenacity and adaptability of cultural formations in the face of policy-driven constraints that are antithetical to traditional lifestyles.

Spis treści

Foreword ~ Judith Okely; Introduction; Space, Surveillance and Modernity; Gypsies, nomads and urbanization a social history; The Research Sites and Population Sample; Routes into housing; Housing Transitions; Gypsies Travellers and Gorgers: conflict and cooperation; Recreating Community; Young People in Housing: Aspirations, Social Relations and Identity; Conclusion; Appendix.