Irish Travellers
The Unsettled Life
Nonfiction, History, Ireland, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Anthropology
| Author: | Sharon Bohn Gmelch, George Gmelch | ISBN: | 9780253014610 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | October 23, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sharon Bohn Gmelch, George Gmelch |
| ISBN: | 9780253014610 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication: | October 23, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Language: | English |
Anthropologists George and Sharon Gmelch have been studying the quasi-nomadic people known as Travellers since their fieldwork in the early 1970s, when they lived among Travellers and went on the road in their own horse-drawn wagon. In 2011 they returned to seek out families they had known decades before—shadowed by a film crew and taking with them hundreds of old photographs showing the Travellers' former way of life. Many of these images are included in this book, alongside more recent photos and compelling personal narratives that reveal how Traveller lives have changednow that they have left nomadism behind.
Anthropologists George and Sharon Gmelch have been studying the quasi-nomadic people known as Travellers since their fieldwork in the early 1970s, when they lived among Travellers and went on the road in their own horse-drawn wagon. In 2011 they returned to seek out families they had known decades before—shadowed by a film crew and taking with them hundreds of old photographs showing the Travellers' former way of life. Many of these images are included in this book, alongside more recent photos and compelling personal narratives that reveal how Traveller lives have changednow that they have left nomadism behind.
