No Place to Call Home: Inside the Real Lives of Gypsies and Travellers - A Gripping Exploration of Nomadic Cultures for History Enthusiasts and Social Researchers
No Place to Call Home: Inside the Real Lives of Gypsies and Travellers - A Gripping Exploration of Nomadic Cultures for History Enthusiasts and Social Researchers

No Place to Call Home: Inside the Real Lives of Gypsies and Travellers - A Gripping Exploration of Nomadic Cultures for History Enthusiasts and Social Researchers" (注:原标题已经是英文且具有文学性,因此主要优化方向是: 1. 保持原标题的情感冲击力 2. 添加明确的受众定位关键词 3. 补充使用场景说明)

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The shocking poignant story of eviction, expulsion, and the hard-scrabble fight for a homeThey 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 Travellers moved to England to make a better, safer life. They 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. Award-winning journalist Katharine Quarmby takes us into the heat of the battle, following the Sheridan, McCarthy, Burton and Townsley families before and after the eviction, from Dale Farm to Meriden and other trouble spots. Based on exclusive access over the course of seven years and rich historical research, No Place to Call Home is a stunning narrative of long-sought justice.

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This is one of the most accessible books I've come across that has been written about Romanies and Travellers. It is well researched, informative and written with a big heart. It explodes many myths and stereotypes about Travellers and Katherine Quarmby has written this book having spent proper time getting to know the people she's writing about. She has clearly also tried to give voice to those people who stereotype and harass Travellers and who are responsible for making their lives a mixture of misery and tragedy. Those people often declined to co-operate with his book, further demonstrating their ignorance and perhaps fear. But a clear message that shines through is that Travellers are resilient and strong, have great family bonds and a remarkable sense of community which we in the settled community could do well to learn from. Whilst this is a tragic story of harassment, persecution and eviction I also found this book very uplifting. It should certainly be on the reading lists at educational establishments teaching subjects such as history and sociology.