A major contribution to the social history of Gypsies and Travellers in nineteenth-century Britain, examining mobility, economic life, social relations, marginalization, and the production of stereotypes. David Mayall situates itinerant communities within the broader transformations of industrial society while critically reassessing racialized definitions of “Gypsy” identity. The book is particularly valuable for its historical analysis of the relationship between Romani and Traveller communities and the social, legal, and cultural structures through which they were classified and represented.
