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A FI ŢIGAN SUB CEAUȘESCU
BEING GYPSY DURING THE CEAUŞESCU ERA

Author(s): Sînziana Preda
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, History of Communism, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: gypsies; minority; Ceaușescu;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the Roma ethnic group image during the communist period, as it emerges from several stories narrated by Roma people living in two villages in Banat. Recollection process focuses both on the survival strategies of those years and on relationships with the majority. The latter acquired new dimensions, as the Gypsies began to engage in communist enterprises and part of them experienced an acculturation phenomenon.

  • Issue Year: 1/2023
  • Issue No: 33
  • Page Range: 621-630
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian