Sinti and Roma in Germany (1871-1933): Gypsy Policy in the Second Empire and Weimar Republic

by Simon Constantine

This book concerns the persecution of the Sinti and Roma in Germany during the Second Empire (1871-1918) and Weimar Republic (1919-1933). It traces the ways in which discriminatory treatment towards 'Gypsies' developed in a state ostensibly committed to individual liberty and equal treatment under the law, and how government policies in this period furthered their economic marginalisation and social exclusion.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815394616
• ISBN13: 9780815394617
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"