They Are Undesirables”
Local and National Responses to Gypsies during World War II
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| ID | 8939784 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Shannon L Fogg (0000-0002-2554-5264, Missouri University of Science and Technology, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2008 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 327-358 |
| Data de publicação | 2008-03-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | French Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0016-1071 • E-ISSN: 1527-5493 |
| Editora | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00161071-2007-024 |
| OpenAlex | W2084677924 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 7 |
On February 24, 1941, gendarmes in Limoges gathered information on "several tribes of undesirable nomads" parked on the city's northern outskirts after the prefect received a petition from neighboring residents. The local men and women living near the Rue Descartes and the Rue de Bellac complained that the thefts and damages in the area since the "bohemians'" arrival created an unpleasant living situation. The twenty-two inhabitants interviewed by the gendarmes all had similar opinions about the nomads: "The presence of bohemians in the street is undesirable. These people take no account of hygiene. They relieve themselves right in the middle of the street. They break the fences to heat themselves. They accost people to ask them for alms." The quarter's residents also expressed unanimity in their belief that the "nomads" (an administrative term synonymous with Gypsies) were "undesirables and their departure [was] to be wished for
Archaeology · Political science · World War II · History · Romani and Gypsy Studies
| Obras citantes distintas | 7 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,5 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 5 |