1st Edition
Switzerland and the Crisis of the Dormant Assets and Nazi Gold
By Phillipe Braillard
Copyright 2000
190 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
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Routledge
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First Published in 2001. Sharp criticism was recently focused on Switzerland for its doings during World War II and the Swiss banks' policies with respect to dormant assets belonging to victims of the Holocaust, in a process that lasted more than two years, from spring 1996 to fall 1998. Through the determined action of interested parties, the whole process evolved into a violent crisis with an... Read more
Introduction, Tale of an exceptional crisis, Switzerland in the eye of the storm, The brinkmanship of the Jewish organizations, The ambiguous role of the United States, A duty of remembrance, The crisis, a catalyst for challenging national identity, Epilogue : Switzerland, the first stage in a global strategy
Biography
Phillipe Braillard
