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Author Quarmby, Katharine, author.

Title No place to call home : inside the real lives of gypsies and travelers / Katharine Quarmby.

Publication Info. London : Oneworld, 2013.

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  301.4 QUARMBY    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  941.004 Q27    Check Shelf
Description 335 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary They are reviled. For centuries the Roma have wandered Europe; during the Holocaust half a million were killed. After World War II and during the Troubles, a wave of Irish Travelers moved to England to make a better, safer life. The found places to settle down--but then, as Occupy was taking over Wall Street and London, the vocal Dale Farm community in Essex was evicted from their land. Many did not leave quietly; they put up a legal and at times physical fight. -- cover, p. [4]
Subject Eviction -- England -- Essex.
Romanies -- Great Britain.
Romanies -- England -- Essex -- History -- 20th century.
Romanies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Romanies -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.
Essex (England) -- Biography.
Added Title Inside the real lives of gypsies and travelers.
ISBN 1851689494 paperback
9781851689491 paperback
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