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Irish Travellers

Sharon Bohn Gmelch

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Anthrogologists George and Sharon Gmelch have lived among the itinerant people known as Travelers since their first fieldwork in the early 1970s. In 2011 they returned to seek out families they had knows decades before--shadowed by a film crew and taking with them hundreds of old photographs that they shared with Traveller friends and acquaintances. Many of those black-and-white photos are included in this book, alongside more recent photos and personal narratives that reveal how Travelers lives have changed and what it means to be a Traveler today.

Pages: 248

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: October 10, 2014

ISBN: 0253014530

ISBN 13: 9780253014535

Irish Travellers

Sharon Bohn Gmelch

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Anthrogologists George and Sharon Gmelch have lived among the itinerant people known as Travelers since their first fieldwork in the early 1970s. In 2011 they returned to seek out families they had knows decades before--shadowed by a film crew and taking with them hundreds of old photographs that they shared with Traveller friends and acquaintances. Many of those black-and-white photos are included in this book, alongside more recent photos and personal narratives that reveal how Travelers lives have changed and what it means to be a Traveler today.

Pages: 248

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: October 10, 2014

ISBN: 0253014530

ISBN 13: 9780253014535

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