III.
C. Miscellaneous: Memoirs, Biographies, General Information, Nonfiction,
and Fiction
BECK, Sam. “Racism and the Formation of a Romani Ethnic Leader.”
In
Perilous States, Conversations on Culture, Politics and Nation, ed.
G. E. Marcus. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993, pp. 165-91.
This portrait of a Romanian Romany expert, N.
Gheorghe, was written by a fellow sociologist who uses Gheorghe’s story
to underline the Roma’s need for national as well as international leadership.
BERCOVICI, Konrad. The Story of the Gypsies. London: Jonathan Cape,
1929. Reedited under the title, Gypsies: Their Life, Lore and Legends.
New York: Greenwich House, 1983.
This survey chronicles the migration of the Roma
from India to Europe and America, and includes information on Romany legends
and folklore.
CLEBERT, Jean-Paul. Les Tziganes. Paris: B. Arthaud, 1961. Los Gitanos.
Barcelona: Editora, 1965; The Gypsies, translated by Charles Duff. New
York: E. P. Dutton; London: Vista Books, 1963; reprinted by Penguin Books,
1967.
This older and somewhat outdated study of the
Roma is drawn from a variety of non-Romany sources that tend to either
romanticize them or underscore age-old Roma stereotypes. This study does
contain some useful bibliographical sources.
LELAND, Charles Godfrey. Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling. New
Hyde Park, N.Y.: University Books, 1963.
This study by a prominent Romany specialist details
the history of Romany magic, and has examples of incantations, tales, and
specimens of medical magic.
TOMASEVIC, Nebojsa Bato, and Rajko DJURIC. Gypsies of the World: A Journey
into the Hidden World of Gypsy Life and Culture. Photos by D. Zamurovic.
Belgrade and London: Flint River Press, 1988; New York: Henry Holt and
Company, 1988.
This travelogue and history of the Roma in the
Soviet Union, Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Hungary, Italy, the
United Kingdom, and France begins with an overview of their Indian origins.
Its strength lies in its personal interviews with Roma in each of the countries
under discussion. It is richly illustrated by photographs taken by the
authors on their journey.
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