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2. Roma, Race, and Post-Soviet Markets
3. “What is Your Nation?” Performing Romani Distinctions
4. The Gypsy Stage, Socialism, and Authenticity
5. The Hidden Nail: Memory, Loyalty, and Models of Revelation
6. “Roma” and “Gazhje”: Shifting Terms
7. Conclusion: At Home in Russia
Appendix A. Roma and Other Tsygane in the Commonwealth of Independent States
Appendix B. Dialect Differences
Appendix C. Vlax-Lovari Romani Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Winner, 2001 Heldt Prize
Winner, 2001 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize
Winner, 2001 Heldt Prize
Winner, 2001 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize
“Between Two Fires addresses an important series of topics for anthropology in general and for the study of the Soviet Union and for postsocialist Russia in particular. Lemon weds current theoretical concerns to an understudied but significant community.” — Martha Lampland, author of, The Object of Labor: Commodification in Socialist Hungary
“This is an extraordinarily insightful account of the performance of being ‘Gypsy’ in Russia. Theoretically sophisticated, it illuminates Russian as well as Romani culture, and delves into issues of naming, mobility, transgression, and authenticity. This book is a must for anyone interested in advances in anthropology as well as contemporary Russian culture.” — Caroline Humphrey, coauthor of, The End of Nomadism? Society, State, and the Environment in Inner Asia
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Alaina Lemon is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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