{"product_id":"constructing-identities-over-time-bad-gypsies-and-good-roma-in-russia-and-hungary-9789633864159","title":"Constructing Identities Over Time: “Bad Gypsies”","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJekatyerina Dunajeva explores how two dominant stereotypes—“bad Gypsies” and “good Roma”—took hold in formal and informal educational institutions in Russia and Hungary. She shows that over centuries “Gypsies” came to be associated with criminality, lack of education, and backwardness. The second notion, of proud, empowered, and educated “Roma,” is a more recent development. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy identifying five historical phases—pre-modern, early-modern, early and “ripe” communism, and neomodern nation-building—the book captures crucial legacies that deepen social divisions and normalize the constructed group images. The analysis of the state-managed Roma identity project in the brief korenizatsija program for the integration of non-Russian nationalities into the Soviet civil service in the 1920s is particularly revealing, while the critique of contemporary endeavors is a valuable resource for policy makers and civic activists alike. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe top-down view is complemented with the bottom-up attention to everyday Roma voices. Personal stories reveal how identities operate in daily life, as Dunajeva brings out hidden narratives and subaltern discourse. Her handling of fieldwork and self-reflexivity is a model of sensitive research with vulnerable groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Where the book by Jekatyerina Dunajeva differs from others is in its combination of historical and ethnographic study, in the richness of the material explored and analysed and in the ways in which it problematizes the very labels it analyses. The key strength of the book lies in its attempt to offer new and critical perspectives in the study of Roma identity and Roma ethnicity, over time. It thus provides a wonderful addition and contribution to the field of Romani Studies, while also being of interest to scholars of ethnicity, nationalism, European history and minorities more broadly.\" https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/01419870.2022.2078390 -- Raluca Bianca Roman * Ethnic and Racial Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a profoundly interesting book, if also not, in its argumentation and conclusions, an especially original one. Written in an accessible style and intended for a general audience, Dunajeva’s monograph is based on a solid documentary base. Her ethnographic research in Roma communities makes the work a substantial contribution to Romani scholarship.\" -- Steven Usitalo * The Russian Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I. Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1: Author's Purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Personal Note \u003cbr\u003e Roma and Romani Studies \u003cbr\u003e Notes on Methodology \u003cbr\u003e Structure and Subject of the Book\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2: Theories and Concepts—State, Nation, and Identity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Homogenization Efforts during State and Nation Building\u003cbr\u003e Managing the Population and Classifying Identities\u003cbr\u003e Comparative and Historical Study\u003cbr\u003e Roma in Hungary and Russia throughout Time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II. Bad Gypsies and Good Roma in Historical Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3: Early Nation and State Building in Empires\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Early State and Nation Building: Control over the “Other”\u003cbr\u003e Enduring “Backwardness”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4: The End of Empires\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The End of Empires: World War One and the 1917 Revolution \u003cbr\u003e Soviet Nativization Policies in the 1920s and ’30s\u003cbr\u003e Hungary after the Treaty of Trianon\u003cbr\u003e A Note on the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5: State Socialism (1945–1989)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Assimilationist Campaigns\u003cbr\u003e Political Education in State-Socialist Schools\u003cbr\u003e Categorization of Roma: Legacies of Socialist Identity Politics and Critical Voices\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III. Contemporary Identity Formation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6: Fieldwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fieldwork and Positionality\u003cbr\u003e Ethnography: Ethics, Reflexivity, and Positionality\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: \"Bad Gypsies\"—Negotiation of Identities in Primary Schools\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Neo-Modern State Building: National Revival and Patriotic Youth\u003cbr\u003e 'Bad Gypsies' in Segregated Schools\u003cbr\u003e Disciplining 'Bad Gypsies' in Classrooms\u003cbr\u003e Reproducing and Contesting Stereotypes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8: Making Good Roma from Bad Gypsies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contemporary Antigypsyism\u003cbr\u003e Pro-Roma Civil Society’s Roots, Goals, and Projects\u003cbr\u003e Negotiation of Identity and Non-state Actors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9: Negotiating Identity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Identity Struggles\u003cbr\u003e Identity and Belonging\u003cbr\u003e Kinship and Community\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV. Concluding Remarks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10: Summary and Best Practices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central European University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047191609687,"sku":"9789633864159","price":50.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789633864159.jpg?v=1750970617","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/constructing-identities-over-time-bad-gypsies-and-good-roma-in-russia-and-hungary-9789633864159","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}