Ian Hancock Knihy

Romská historie, kterou autor rekonstruuje z úctyhodného množství neromských pramenů, je téměř nepřetržitým sledem negativních událostí, od zotročení romských řemeselníků v Rumunsku přes plošné vyhánění do zámořských kolonií až po holocaust ve 20. století.

This is an international anthology of English translations of Roma poetry and prose. The writings in this text reflect the 30 contributors shared experiences of prejudice, discrimination and persecution, as well as joy in nature and life. The lives of the contributors are told in brief biographical notes reflecting the many roads followed by the Roma in coming to terms with modern society.

The journey of Josiah Symon, who emigrated from Scotland to South Australia in 1866, unfolds against a backdrop of ambition and success. Arriving with little more than books and teaching references, he transformed his life over the decades, ultimately amassing a fortune equivalent to $A 22 million by 1934. This narrative highlights his remarkable ascent from humble beginnings to significant wealth and influence, showcasing themes of perseverance and the immigrant experience.

The narrative centers on Ainsley Gotto, a groundbreaking figure in Australian politics, who, at just 22, became the principal private secretary to Prime Minister John Gorton in 1968. Her unprecedented position near the heart of political power made her a prominent and controversial figure in the country, as she navigated the challenges and scrutiny of being a young woman in a male-dominated environment. Gotto's story highlights themes of ambition, gender dynamics, and the shifting landscape of political roles for women in Australia.

This book tells the story of how White Rhodesians, three-quarters of whom were ill- prepared for revolutionary change, reacted to the "terrorist" war and the onset of black rule in the 1970s. It shows how internal divisions--both old and new--undermined the supposed unity of White Rhodesia, how most Rhodesians begrudgingly accepted the inevitability of black majority rule without adjusting to its implications, and how the self- appointed defenders of Western civilization sometimes adopted uncivilized methods of protecting the "Rhodesian way of life." This is a lively and accessible account, based on careful archival research and numerous personal interviews. It sets out to tell the story from the inside and to incorporate the diverse dimensions of the Rhodesian experience. The authors suggest that the Rhodesians were more differentiated than has often been assumed and that perhaps their greatest fault was an almost infinite capacity for self- delusion.

Publikácia pozostáva z 15-tich kapitol, ktoré sú ďalej členené do podkapitol. Čitateľ sa v nej dozvie zaujímavosti z oblasti kultúry Rómov, ich zvykov a tradícií, rituálov, ale aj mnoho zaujímavostí z ich kuchyne alebo z oblasti mágie. Samostatná kapitola je venovaná rómskemu jazyku. V úvodných kapitolách sa autor venuje pôvodu Rómov a ich migrácii z Indie do Európy, neskôr nasledujú časti o významných historických obdobiach rómskeho národa. Hancock zdôrazňuje a vysvetľuje pevné kultúrne putá s Indiou a ponúka informácie o najnovších výskumoch, ktoré dokazujú indický pôvod Rómov.