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Clare and Edward Allcard and their young daughter have dared to live a life that armchair travellers can only dream about. A Gypsy Life is Clare's account of twelve years spent cruising aboard the 69 foot Baltic Trader they found rotting in the West Indies. You don't need to be a sailor to enjoy this classic of cruising literature.
Book Synopsis A Gypsy Life by : Allcard Clare
Download or read book A Gypsy Life written by Allcard Clare and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clare and Edward Allcard and their young daughter have dared to live a life that armchair travellers can only dream about. A Gypsy Life is Clare's account of twelve years spent cruising aboard the 69 foot Baltic Trader they found rotting in the West Indies. You don't need to be a sailor to enjoy this classic of cruising literature.
"Clare Allcard and her husband, Edward, have dared to live a life that armchair adventurers can only dream about. Here Clare tells the story of their adventures aboard the Regina Johanne, a rotting, worm-riddled, 69-foot Baltic Trader they discovered beached in Antigua." "Clare and Edward (a naval architect), their daughter Katy, and an ever-shifting crew spent twelve years on the Regina Johanne, working to replace rotten timbers, exterminating the worms that were devouring her hull, constructing a peculiar one-and-a-half poster bed in preparation for a cruise with Clare's parents, and patching the frayed sails by hand." "While repairing the boat, they sailed from Antigua to Nevis, England, France, Denmark, and other exotic ports. Clare's insightful writing both addresses her family's personal experiences on the Regina Johanne and includes useful information about the ports they visited, critical advice on the predominant sailing conditions in each area, and characteristics of the various foreign cultures they encountered. Sailors and nonsailors alike will be inspired by Clare's fascinating discussion of the family's nomadic lifestyle aboard the Regina Johanne."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Book Synopsis A Gypsy Life by : Clare Allcard
Download or read book A Gypsy Life written by Clare Allcard and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1992 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Clare Allcard and her husband, Edward, have dared to live a life that armchair adventurers can only dream about. Here Clare tells the story of their adventures aboard the Regina Johanne, a rotting, worm-riddled, 69-foot Baltic Trader they discovered beached in Antigua." "Clare and Edward (a naval architect), their daughter Katy, and an ever-shifting crew spent twelve years on the Regina Johanne, working to replace rotten timbers, exterminating the worms that were devouring her hull, constructing a peculiar one-and-a-half poster bed in preparation for a cruise with Clare's parents, and patching the frayed sails by hand." "While repairing the boat, they sailed from Antigua to Nevis, England, France, Denmark, and other exotic ports. Clare's insightful writing both addresses her family's personal experiences on the Regina Johanne and includes useful information about the ports they visited, critical advice on the predominant sailing conditions in each area, and characteristics of the various foreign cultures they encountered. Sailors and nonsailors alike will be inspired by Clare's fascinating discussion of the family's nomadic lifestyle aboard the Regina Johanne."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
"Sway combines sociological and anthropological approaches to provide both an analysis of daily Gypsy life and a global understanding of the ethnic group. she draws on her extensive ethnographic field study of Gypsies in the United States, focusing on California and Virginia, and compares them to Gypsies in Great Britain and Yugoslavia." --Dust jacket.
Book Synopsis Familiar Strangers by : Marlene Sway
Download or read book Familiar Strangers written by Marlene Sway and published by Urbana : University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sway combines sociological and anthropological approaches to provide both an analysis of daily Gypsy life and a global understanding of the ethnic group. she draws on her extensive ethnographic field study of Gypsies in the United States, focusing on California and Virginia, and compares them to Gypsies in Great Britain and Yugoslavia." --Dust jacket.
We Dream of the Road brings together memories, anecdotes, fears and the of older gypsies living in the south-west of England. While travelling gypsies have been a distinctive feature of south-west England for hundreds of years, today gypsies find themselves at a crossroads. Legislation restricting travel, a shortage of official sites and the loss of their traditional stopping places has led to the threat of centuries-old nomadic patterns. goes some way in preserving this rich culture.
Book Synopsis Dreams of the Road by : Martin Philip Levinson
Download or read book Dreams of the Road written by Martin Philip Levinson and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Dream of the Road brings together memories, anecdotes, fears and the of older gypsies living in the south-west of England. While travelling gypsies have been a distinctive feature of south-west England for hundreds of years, today gypsies find themselves at a crossroads. Legislation restricting travel, a shortage of official sites and the loss of their traditional stopping places has led to the threat of centuries-old nomadic patterns. goes some way in preserving this rich culture.
Through the centuries, Gypsies all over the world have been misunderstood, maligned, rejected. Outcasts of the countries in which they live, they have wandered for centuries over the face of the earth. They have no homeland, no political unity, no recognition among nations. They have been alone, sundered, shunned, persecuted and banished. Until about a century ago, their original home had been a matter of dispute. Their language had been a source of puzzlement. Yet their conduct and their traditions, their feeling for music, dance and song, have all been acclaimed. Still they were not accepted and were forced to remain apart from conventional society. Here is their epic history, with its folktales and beliefs, its rites and customs. Here is the vast treasury of the Gypsies.
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Gypsy Life and Lore by : Harry E. Wedeck
Download or read book Dictionary of Gypsy Life and Lore written by Harry E. Wedeck and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the centuries, Gypsies all over the world have been misunderstood, maligned, rejected. Outcasts of the countries in which they live, they have wandered for centuries over the face of the earth. They have no homeland, no political unity, no recognition among nations. They have been alone, sundered, shunned, persecuted and banished. Until about a century ago, their original home had been a matter of dispute. Their language had been a source of puzzlement. Yet their conduct and their traditions, their feeling for music, dance and song, have all been acclaimed. Still they were not accepted and were forced to remain apart from conventional society. Here is their epic history, with its folktales and beliefs, its rites and customs. Here is the vast treasury of the Gypsies.
The Gypsy Life refers to the free and easy lifestyle supposedly enjoyed by gypsies, specifically in relation to a nomadic way of traveling. Never stay too long in one place. No planned itinerary, just go where the mood takes you. Be able to choose camping places in areas of natural beauty and absorb the surrounding tranquility. Appreciate that the billion-star accommodation (under the Milky Way), beats any five-star accommodation, hands down. Know that experience of new places, customs, and sometimes a peep into history gives life meaning and invigorates the soul.
Book Synopsis The Gypsy Life by : Corrie Verbaan
Download or read book The Gypsy Life written by Corrie Verbaan and published by Partridge Africa. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gypsy Life refers to the free and easy lifestyle supposedly enjoyed by gypsies, specifically in relation to a nomadic way of traveling. Never stay too long in one place. No planned itinerary, just go where the mood takes you. Be able to choose camping places in areas of natural beauty and absorb the surrounding tranquility. Appreciate that the billion-star accommodation (under the Milky Way), beats any five-star accommodation, hands down. Know that experience of new places, customs, and sometimes a peep into history gives life meaning and invigorates the soul.
This magnificent Gypsy anthology was first published in London 1930. It contains over 300 items of prose and verse gleaned from classical literature, folklore, history and true Gypsy life. It has long been considered unique in its field and is very hard to find in its first edition. We have now re-published this scarce book incorporating the original text and illustrations. The book's 380 pages are divided into 12 sections designed to bring to light the chief facets of Gypsy life. They have been chosen for their historical and anthropological interest and are supported with illustrations of the real Gypsy way of life, and yet the same wind blows over all on this Gypsy heath. Contents include: The Dark Race. - The Roaming Life. - Field and Sky. - Gypsies and Gentiles. - The Romany Chye. - Gypsy Children. - Sturt and Strife. - Black Arts. - A Gypsy Bestiary. - Egipte Speche. - Scholar Gypsies. - Envoy. Also included is a glossary of Romani words. This important book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an interest in Gypsy ways.
Book Synopsis The Wind on the Heath - A Gypsy Anthology (Romany History Series) by : John Sampson
Download or read book The Wind on the Heath - A Gypsy Anthology (Romany History Series) written by John Sampson and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent Gypsy anthology was first published in London 1930. It contains over 300 items of prose and verse gleaned from classical literature, folklore, history and true Gypsy life. It has long been considered unique in its field and is very hard to find in its first edition. We have now re-published this scarce book incorporating the original text and illustrations. The book's 380 pages are divided into 12 sections designed to bring to light the chief facets of Gypsy life. They have been chosen for their historical and anthropological interest and are supported with illustrations of the real Gypsy way of life, and yet the same wind blows over all on this Gypsy heath. Contents include: The Dark Race. - The Roaming Life. - Field and Sky. - Gypsies and Gentiles. - The Romany Chye. - Gypsy Children. - Sturt and Strife. - Black Arts. - A Gypsy Bestiary. - Egipte Speche. - Scholar Gypsies. - Envoy. Also included is a glossary of Romani words. This important book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an interest in Gypsy ways.
Maggie Smith-Bendell and her family are Romani Gypsies and, as she grew up, Maggie learned the old crafts and customs of the Gypsies' traditional way of life. In this memoir, Maggie describes a way of life that has more or less vanished in the 21st century.
Book Synopsis Our Forgotten Years by : Maggie Smith-Bendell
Download or read book Our Forgotten Years written by Maggie Smith-Bendell and published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie Smith-Bendell and her family are Romani Gypsies and, as she grew up, Maggie learned the old crafts and customs of the Gypsies' traditional way of life. In this memoir, Maggie describes a way of life that has more or less vanished in the 21st century.
The figure of Carmen has emerged as a cipher for the unfettered female artist. Dance historian and performance theorist Ninotchka Bennahum shows us Carmen as embodied historical archive, a figure through which we come to understand the promises and dangers of nomadic, transnational identity, and the immanence of performance as an expanded historical methodology. Bennahum traces the genealogy of the female Gypsy presence in her iconic operatic role from her genesis in the ancient Mediterranean world, her emergence as flamenco artist in the architectural spaces of Islamic Spain, her persistent manifestation in Picasso, and her contemporary relevance on stage. This many-layered geography of the Gypsy dancer provides the book with its unique nonlinear form that opens new pathways to reading performance and writing history. Includes rare archival photographs of Gypsy artists.
Book Synopsis Carmen, a Gypsy Geography by : Ninotchka Devorah Bennahum
Download or read book Carmen, a Gypsy Geography written by Ninotchka Devorah Bennahum and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The figure of Carmen has emerged as a cipher for the unfettered female artist. Dance historian and performance theorist Ninotchka Bennahum shows us Carmen as embodied historical archive, a figure through which we come to understand the promises and dangers of nomadic, transnational identity, and the immanence of performance as an expanded historical methodology. Bennahum traces the genealogy of the female Gypsy presence in her iconic operatic role from her genesis in the ancient Mediterranean world, her emergence as flamenco artist in the architectural spaces of Islamic Spain, her persistent manifestation in Picasso, and her contemporary relevance on stage. This many-layered geography of the Gypsy dancer provides the book with its unique nonlinear form that opens new pathways to reading performance and writing history. Includes rare archival photographs of Gypsy artists.
A formidable challenge to the study of Roma (Gypsy) music is the muddle of fact and fiction in determining identity. This book investigates "Gypsy music" as a marked and marketable exotic substance, and as a site of active cultural negotiation and appropriation between the real Roma and the idealized Gypsies of the Western imagination. David Malvinni studies specific composers-including Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Janacek, and Bartók-whose work takes up contested and varied configurations of Gypsy music. The music of these composers is considered alongside contemporary debates over popular music and film, as Malvinni argues that Gypsiness remains impervious to empirical revelations about the "real" Roma.
Book Synopsis The Gypsy Caravan by : David Malvinni
Download or read book The Gypsy Caravan written by David Malvinni and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-05-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A formidable challenge to the study of Roma (Gypsy) music is the muddle of fact and fiction in determining identity. This book investigates "Gypsy music" as a marked and marketable exotic substance, and as a site of active cultural negotiation and appropriation between the real Roma and the idealized Gypsies of the Western imagination. David Malvinni studies specific composers-including Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Janacek, and Bartók-whose work takes up contested and varied configurations of Gypsy music. The music of these composers is considered alongside contemporary debates over popular music and film, as Malvinni argues that Gypsiness remains impervious to empirical revelations about the "real" Roma.
