This book explores diverse communities living in Central Asia and the Caucasus who are
generally gathered under the umbrella term of 'Gypsies' their multidimensional identities
self-appellations and labels given to them by surrounding populations researcher and
policy-makers. The book presents various Gypsy and Gypsy-like communities and provides a
comprehensive review of their history demography ways of life past and present occupations
and contemporary migration in post-Soviet space. The authors situate these communities in
historical settings and also in the wider context of contemporary evolving global and areal
developments.The book will be of interest to scholars and students of history sociology
social anthropology nationalities studies global and Central Asia and Caucasus areal studies
and Gypsy Romani studies and also for policy-makers and civic organizations.
