
Trader, Hunter, Herder, Other: Types and Categories of Nomadism
New Books in Anthropology
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The Movements of the Roma
The largest communities of Roma and their descendants today are actually in the United States and Brazil. They faced such persecution from the people that they encountered in Europe that constant mobility became a necessity. This is where the stereotyped image of the gypsy fortune teller comes from.
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