Dynamics of Control and Resistance: Reactions to the Modern Policy of Assimilation of the Travellers in Norway

For much of the 20th century, the Norwegian authorities pursued a strict assimilation policy towards Travellers (tatere/ romanifolket) and their culture. As was the case in many other countries, Travellers were constructed as "the other" (Riggins 1997, MacLaughlin 1999). When compared to o...

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Main Author: Rune Halvorsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2004-07-01
Series:Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/1913