Swiss banking secrecy and the US-Swiss conflict over holocaust claims /

Swiss banking secrecy and the US-Swiss conflict over holocaust claims /

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Author / Creator:	Pruska, Anna Berenika, author.
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Peter Lang, 2022.
Description:	260 pages ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	International relations in Asia, Africa and the Americas ; vol. 15 International relations in Asia, Africa and the Americas ; v. 15.
Subject:	Banks and banking, Swiss -- Corrupt practices -- History -- 20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Reparations. World War, 1939-1945 -- Claims. World War, 1939-1945 -- Switzerland. Unjust enrichment. Banks and banking. Banks and banking, Swiss. Economics. United States -- Foreign relations -- Switzerland. Switzerland -- Foreign relations -- United States. Switzerland. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12779247

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ISBN:	9783631872819 363187281X 9783631887806 9783631887882
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book examines US-Swiss relations in the context of Swiss banking secrecy and Holocaust related claims from World War II until the end of the 1990s. During World War II, Switzerland had been purchasing Reichsbank's gold and safeguarded the assets of the victims of Nazi Germany. This deeply impacted US-Swiss relations in the 1990s, and fueled a major conflict over dormant accounts and heirless assets of Holocaust victims. The US pressured Switzerland for Holocaust restitution using economic sanctions and a negative PR campaign. This culminated in a billion-dollar settlement, a reevaluation of wartime history by the Swiss, and a blow to Switzerland's international image. This book analyzes US policy towards Switzerland as a case of projection of US economic, as opposed to military power"--
Other form:	ebook version : 9783631887882

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