Gypsies have lived in England since the early sixteenth century,
yet considerable confusion and disagreement remain over the precise
identity of the group. The question 'Who are the Gypsies?' is still
asked and the debates about the positioning and permanence of the
boundary between Gypsy and non-Gypsy are contested as fiercely
today as at any time before. This study locates these debates in
their historical perspective, tracing the origins and reproduction
of the various ways of defining and representing the Gypsy from the
early sixteenth century to the present day. Starting with a
consideration of the early modern description of Gypsies as
Egyptians, land pirates and vagabonds, the volume goes on to
examine the racial classification of the nineteenth century and the
emergence of the ethnic Gypsy in the twentieth century. The book
closes with an exploration of the long-lasting image of the group
as vagrant and parasitic nuisances which spans the whole period
from 1500 to 2000.
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