First published in French as Mort d’un voyageur: une contre-enquête © Seuil 2020

      First published in English in 2021 by Polity Press

      Copyright © Didier Fassin 2021

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4742-5

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      Names: Fassin, Didier, author.

      Title: Death of a traveller: a counter investigation / Didier Fassin; translated by Rachel Gomme.

      Other titles: Mort d’un voyageur. English

      Description: Medford : Polity Press, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: “A leading anthropologist shows how the police and the justice system work against marginalized communities”-- Provided by publisher.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020046192 (print) | LCCN 2020046193 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509547401 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509547418 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509547425 (epub) | ISBN 9781509548071 (pdf)

      Subjects: LCSH: Discrimination in criminal justice administration--France--Case studies. | Romanies--Crimes against. | Homicide--France--Case studies. | Police shootings--France--Case studies. | Romanies--France--Social conditions. | Minorities--Crimes against--France | Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--France.

      Classification: LCC HV9960.F8 F3713 2021 (print) | LCC HV9960.F8 (ebook) | DDC 364.152092--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020046192 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020046193

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