A History of the Gypsies of Eastern Europe and Russia, 2nd Edition

In this fully updated edition, David M. Crowe provides an overview of the life, history, and culture of the Gypsies, or Roma, from their entrance into the region in the Middle Ages up until the present, drawing from previously untapped East European, Russian, and traditional sources. Crowe explores the virulent prejudice and mistreatment that has been so much a part of the Gypsies' tragic history and culminated in their losses during the Holocaust. He concludes with a look at the Roma today as they struggle to redefine their role in the world. With a new foreword by Andre Liebich, as well as a new introduction and conclusion.

David M. Crowe is Professor of History, Elon University, and a Fellow at the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is President Emeritus of the Association for the Study of Nationalities at Columbia University.