Gypsies - Jeremy Sandford

Author: Jeremy Sandford
Publisher: Abacus / Sphere Books
Format: Paperback
Edition: Abacus edition, 1975. First published in Great Britain by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd in 1973.
ISBN: 9780349131207
Condition: Second-hand paperback. Noticeable shelf wear, rubbing, creasing and edge wear to the covers and spine, with age-toning to pages and general handling wear throughout. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Gypsies is Jeremy Sandford’s documentary study of Romany Gypsy communities in Britain, first published in the early 1970s. Based on direct observation, interviews and social research, the book explores travelling life, family structures, prejudice, poverty, customs, work, housing pressures and the changing place of Romany people in modern Britain.

This 1975 Abacus paperback edition will appeal to readers interested in British social history, Romany history, anthropology, documentary writing, minority communities, folk culture and out-of-print social studies from the 1970s.

About the Author:
Jeremy Sandford was a British writer, journalist and dramatist best known for socially engaged documentary work. His writing often focused on marginalised communities and social injustice, with Gypsies becoming one of his better-known works on Romany life in Britain.