I. General Bibliographies about the Roma


BINNS, Dennis. A Gypsy Bibliography of All Recent Books, Pamphlets, Articles, Broadsheets, Theses and Dissertations Pertaining to Gypsies and Other Travellers that the Author is Aware of at the Time of the Printing. Chorltonville, Manchester: Dennis Binns Publications, 1982, 1986, 1990.
This detailed bibliography of 1,306 entries concentrates principally on English language publications. The shorter updates (1986, 1990) add to the 1982 original.
BLACK, George F. A Gypsy Bibliography. London: Gypsy Lore Society, 1913. Reprint. Ann Arbor: Gryphon Books, 1971.
This classic work was the most comprehensive bibliography on the Roma at the time, and remains invaluable to Romany scholars interested in pre-20th century publications. It contains 4,577 entries in all European languages.
BOROVSKY, Stefan. Ciganska otazka: Bibliografia [The Gypsy question: Bibliography]. Kosice: Statne vedecka kniznica, 1960.
This Slovak bibliography on the Roma in Eastern Europe is somewhat limited.
Catalogue of the Romany Collection. Edinburgh; Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., 1962.
This bibliography is drawn from the impressive Romany collection of the University of Leeds. Its 1,234 annotated entries are broken down according to comprehensive works, history, linguistic, ethnography and folklore, works on Romany life, biographical material, and other topics including manuscripts, letters, photographs, and other miscellaneous items.
GERMAN, A. Z. Bibliografiya o tsyganakh: Ukazatel knig i statei s 1780 g. po 1930 g. Tsentrizday, 1930.
This fine bibliography begins with a useful overview of the Roma in Russia from the late 18th century until the late 1920s. Its 692 entries concentrate principally on Russian publications on the Roma during the period of coverage.
GRONEMEYER, Reimer. Zigeuner in Osteuropa: Eine Bibliographie zu den Laendern Polen, Tschechoslowakei und Ungarn (Mit einem Anhang ueber aeltere Sowjetische Literatur). Munchen: K.G. Saur, 1983.
This is a bibliography of lengthy annotations in German of multilingual works on the Roma in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. The section on Hungary is particularly impressive. There is a smaller appendix of publications on the Roma in the Soviet Union.
HOHMANN, Joachim S. Neue deutsche Ziguenerbibliographie. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 1992.
This detailed bibliography of German-language sources on the Roma begins with publications in the late 19th century and includes entries through 1978.
HORAK, Stephan M. Eastern European National Minorities, 1918-1980: A Handbook. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1985.
This fine collection of bibliographic and historical essays includes important entries on the Roma in Bulgaria and the former Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. The other minorities sections in the chapters on Hungary and Romania also have important demographic information on the Roma.
HOVENS Pieter and Jeanne HOVENS. Zigeuners, Woonwagenbewoners enreizenden: een bibliografie. Rijswijk: Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Recreation and Social Welfare, 1982.
According to the introduction by H.A. de Boer, the Minister of Cultural Affairs, Recreation and Social Welfare, this bibliography was underwritten by the Dutch to help make the literature on gypsies more accessible to those who work with gypsies. This multilingual work has one thousand unannotated entries, and deals with Roma throughout Europe.
HSBSCHMANNOVA, Milena. Abstrakta odborne literatury o Cikanech v CSSR (1955-1972) [Abstracts of Specialized Literature on the Gypsies in the CSSR from 1955-1972]. Prague: Ustav pro filosofi a sociologii CSAV, n.d.
This collection of abstracted essays on the Roma in Czechoslovakia is edited by one of that nation’s premier Romany specialists. The entries are arranged topically.
LOCKWOOD, William G. and Sheila Salo. Gypsies and Travelers in North America: An Annotated Bibliography. Cheverly, MD: The Gypsy Lore Society, 1994.
This solid bibliography concentrates principally on English-language publications dealing with the Roma in Canada and the United States. There are two appendixes for inaccessible unpublished works and bibliographies on the Roma worldwide.
SCHOCK, Hermann. Migration und ethnische Minderheiten. Bonn: Informationszentrum Socialwisenschaften, 1995.
This excellent bibliography on the question of migration and its relationship to affected ethnic minorities has a number of entries on the Roma. The 11th chapter of this detailed, well-written, critical bibliography is devoted to publications on the Roma, though there are other entries throughout the bibliography with references to this group.
TONG, Diane. Gypsies: A Multidisciplinary Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland Publishers, 1995.
This excellent annotated bibliography concentrates principally on English-language publications on the Roma. It has weak annotations on non-English sources. Some annotations are marred by unobjective comments.
TYRNAUER, Gabrielle. Gypsies and the Holocaust: A Bibliography and Introductory Essay. Montreal: Interuniversity Centre for European Studies and Montreal Institute for Genocide Studies, 1989, 1991.
This important bibliography begins with an historical overview of the Holocaust. Its 576 entries (1991 Second Edition) cover articles, books, and other Holocaust-related topics in all European languages.


Back       Next