Gypsies in Czechoslovakia: A Case of Unfinished Integration
Gypsies in Czechoslovakia: A Case of Unfinished Integration
Author(s): Otto UlčSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Gypsies in Czechoslovakia; extermination of Gypsies; Nazi genocide; minorities; discrimination; communist rule; Gypsy identity; integration of Gypsies;
Summary/Abstract: Gypsies, those wanderers in various parts of the globe who still elude assimilation, have remained on the periphery of world attention. Their North Indian, Aryan origin notwithstanding, they were singled out with the Jews for Nazi genocide: an estimated one million of them perished. From occupied Bohemia and Moravia they were deported and almost all were exterminated. In the nominally independent pro-Nazi state of Slovakia, most of the Gypsies survived although they were subjected to various discriminatory measures. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 02/1988
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 306-332
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English
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