ROMANIANS, ROMA (GYPSIES) AND ALCOHOL IN HUNEDOARA DISTRICT, BETWEEN 1918-1989
ROMANIANS, ROMA (GYPSIES) AND ALCOHOL IN HUNEDOARA DISTRICT, BETWEEN 1918-1989
Author(s): Dan-Victor TrufașSubject(s): Anthropology, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Substance abuse and addiction, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: gypsy; roma; Hunedoara; alcohol; the newspaper Solia; mentality; archives;
Summary/Abstract: Throught the period studied alcohol was a major problem of the society of Hunedoara, but also at the national and world level. The Romanian state failed to keep alcohol consumption under control, but it has not made a special effort concerning this problem. The gypsies were not regarded as excessive consumers of alcohol so that their specific emblem appeared. The „naturally” integrated into the society of Hunedoara during the period studied, from this point of view.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 765-772
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian