As a boy of twelve, Jan Yoors fulfilled many an adventurous youth's fantasy when he left his comfortable Belgian home to live and travel with a tribe, or kumpania, of Gypsies. Adopted into the extended family of Pulika, Yoors passed his days with the patriarch's sons and nephews…
As a boy of twelve, Jan Yoors fulfilled many an adventurous youth's fantasy when he left his comfortable Belgian home to live and travel with a tribe, or kumpania, of Gypsies. Adopted into the extended family of Pulika, Yoors passed his days with the patriarch's sons and nephews…
Traces the history of the Gypsies from their origins in India through the twentieth-century, examines their distinctive culture, and discusses how they managed to survive despite enslavement, harassment, and prejudice.
Traces the history of the Gypsies from their origins in India through the twentieth-century, examines their distinctive culture, and discusses how they managed to survive despite enslavement, harassment, and prejudice.