Stopping Places : A Gypsy History of South London and Kent

Name: Stopping Places
Brand: University of Hertfordshire Press
SKU: 9781902806303
Price: 2850 KES
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ISBN: 9781902806303

by Simon Evans

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1902806301

ISBN-13 9781902806303

Publisher University of Hertfordshire Press

Imprint Hertfordshire Publications

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Oct 1st, 2004

Print length 176 Pages

Weight 356 grams

Dimensions 24.70 x 17.20 x 1.00 cms

Product Classification: Social & cultural history Social groups, communities and identities Social groups Social and cultural history

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Kent, the "Garden of England", was also the market garden for its giant neighbour, London.

The story of the enforced settlement of Gypsy travelers in southeast England, whose nomadic lifestyle ended when they were moved to concrete ghettos of local-government-run caravan sites following the 1968 Caravan Sites Act, is told in this textual and visual rendering. The seasonal work harvesting fruit and vegetables that attracted Gypsy families who lived in ""bender"" tents and traveled in horse-drawn wagons to Kent dried up in the post–World War II era when mechanization reduced the need for labor. Historical accounts, primary sources, and stories told by Gypsies provide an intimate picture of the cultural and social impact of this transition and the loss of identity that struck members of this rarely documented ethnic group.

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