A Minority and the State: Travellers in Britain in the Twentieth Century

by Becky Taylor

Book Overview

A minority and the state looks at the relationship between Travellers, or 'Gypsies', and the wider settled society in Britain throughout the twentieth century. This detailed study considers the ways in which the state has tried to create and enforce legislation to regulate their lifestyles, as well as the Travellers' responses, and resistance, to these efforts.

The book is a much needed history of Britain's travelling communities in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719091268
• ISBN13: 9780719091261
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"