Danger! Educated Gypsy Selected Essays

Written by Gypsy scholar Ian Hancock, this collection of his selected writings examines Romani history, culture, language, and politics. A compendium of Hancock's views of the Romani experience, this account covers topics ranging from responses to the Romani Holocaust and Romani religion to anti-Gypsy racism and oppression. Giving a voice to an often misunderstood community, this record includes personal stories, persuasive research, heartfelt criticisms, and sincere advice. Informative and dynamic, this volume strives to debunk the myths and prejudices surrounding the Roma and to examine how Romani identity has been formed in the course of their long history.

Ian Hancock is a linguist; Romani scholar; political advocate; and an English, linguistics, and Asian studies professor at the University of Texas–Austin. He has represented the Romani people at the United Nations and served as a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council under President Bill Clinton. He is the author of The Pariah Syndrome and We Are the Romani People. He lives in Austin, Texas. Dileep Karanth is a physics lecturer at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside in Kenosha. He lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.