Rassenutopie und Genozid: die nationalsozialistische "Lösung der Zigeunerfrage"

Published in 1996, this scholarly volume by historian Michael Zimmermann serves as a foundational academic study regarding the systematic persecution and eventual genocide of the Sinti and Roma people under the National Socialist regime. The work emerged from a broader scholarly effort in post-war Germany to thoroughly document the mechanisms of state-sponsored racial ideology and the bureaucratic implementation of the so-called 'Final Solution' against populations targeted alongside Jewish victims.

Zimmermann’s research is noted for its rigorous archival approach, moving beyond general narratives to provide a detailed structural analysis of how racial policy evolved from early discriminatory legislation into organized mass murder. The book is widely regarded within historical circles as a definitive resource on the topic, praised for its dense, evidence-based methodology which provides critical insight into the intersection of Nazi social policy and the logistical reality of the Holocaust.