Overview of the Roma/Gypy community and its history of discrimination and persecution in Europe, analyzing the various policies adopted during the 600 years since the Roma/Gypsies first migrated to Europe. The report examines specific areas where the Roma/Gypsy community as a whole currently faces difficulties, like disadvantage and discrimination in employment, housing, health, education and vocational opportunities.
These essays originally appeared in the journal Critical Inquiry (Summer 1992). Table of contents on: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/13003.ctl