“This excitingly rich collection accomplishes a remarkable feat: It lifts Romani histories and experiences from their conventional framing, whether the nation-state, a singular empire, or a single region. It thus provides a truly global perspective on the colonial and inter-imperial context behind transatlantic Romani mobilities, diasporic connections, and how these shaped the modern world.”

“This book demonstrates that the interconnected worlds of the Atlantic rim can be studied both microscopically and globally, over half a millennium, through unifying themes of migration, cosmopolitanism, exclusion, adaptation, and the maintenance of cultural identities. It introduces memorable individuals with remarkable stories, illustrating the mutabilities, ambiguities, entanglements, and perils of the Romani experience in different yet comparable situations.”

“This volume is a field-defining contribution to Romani history. Moving decisively beyond the Eurocentric frameworks that have long shaped Romani Studies, it reorients the field toward the circum-Atlantic world and demonstrates the centrality of Romani experiences to the histories of empire, state formation, and race in the region. Bringing together senior scholars and innovative emerging voices, the collection also demonstrates that Romani history is integral to Atlantic history. It will be an indispensable resource for scholars across Romani Studies, Atlantic history, and the broader histories of race, migration, and minority community building.”

“The Romani Atlantic offers a groundbreaking new history of Romani lives across five centuries, tracing the migrations, circulations, and connections that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Bringing together vivid case studies from colonial empires to modern diasporas, this volume reveals how Romani people helped shape the Atlantic world as well as why their stories are essential to understanding modern history.”

“Fotta and Ostendorf have assembled a carefully selected group of essays, by a wide range of scholars, to encourage readers to reconsider the roots and routes of Romani communities. By reinserting Romani histories within the framework of the Atlantic world, the volume underscores shared and interconnected histories with other marginalized groups whose cultures and experiences have also been deeply shaped by the Atlantic.”

“This important new study asks that we think of Romani people as part of the Atlantic diaspora, both to offer insights into the diverse and distinctive historical experiences of these peoples, and, crucially to demonstrate how these must be understood as sitting as an integral part of broader trans-Atlantic, indeed global, histories. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the complexities and richness of Atlantic world experiences.”