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The book "The Rights of the Roma" places the Roma struggle for civil rights within the broader history of human rights in Eastern Europe. The Roma typically appear as victims in human rights narratives. The author, Celia Donert, draws from an extraordinarily extensive research in Czech and Slovak archives as well as from sociological, ethnographic, and historical works. She presents Roma activists as subjects and actors. Through the vibrant social and political history of the Roma in Czechoslovakia, the author offers a new interpretation of human rights history – emphasizing the influence of socialist regimes on the construction of citizenship. The post-socialist human rights movement did not arise from dissident activities in the 1970s, but rather as a reaction to the demise of the socialist concept of citizenship after 1989. In a time when Europe is facing a refugee crisis, this book is highly relevant.
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Author: Donertová Celia
Publication date: August 2, 2024
Manufacturer: Středisko spol. činností AV ČR, v. v. i.
Genres: Social sciences, Books, Specialized and technical literature, Law
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 496
ISBN/EAN: 9788020035530