Imperfect Justice
Subtitle: Looted Assets, Slave Labor, and the Unfinished Business of World War II
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: PublicAffairs; Public Affairs
Published: January 7, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781586481100
Subjects: European history: Second World War; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; War crimes; Military - World War II; History - General History; Economics Of Special Subjects; Jewish Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945; History; Jewish property; Politics/International Relations; Europe; Holocaust; Current Events; Business & Economics; Economics - General; Confiscations and contributions; Economic aspects; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Description: Holding the post of US Ambassador to the EU, among others, during the Clinton Administration, Stuart Eizenstat was responsible for negotiating with the Swiss, German, French, and Austrian governments to gain reparations for the victims of WWII, while maintaining positive diplomatic relations. This volume comprises his personal account of his work, which ultimately secured settlements totaling $8 billion for the victims of the Nazis.