European Studies - General & Miscellaneous, Switzerland - History, National Characteristics - Europe
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Overview
An iconoclastic portrait of a country and its society which has probably basked too long in a placid, cosy, post-war image as a land of cleanliness, godliness and good order. Through the device of oral history, this book investigates Swiss politicians, generals, industrialists and other characters.
Editorials
Booknews
New, a Reuters correspondent in Switzerland for five years, explores the darker side of Switzerland's 20th-century experience through the eyes of various individuals. These range from the daughter of the Swiss police officer who was found guilty in a Swiss court for helping Jews escape the Holocaust; the top Swiss bankers accused of hoarding Jewish gold from Nazi Germany; the Swiss Army general who claimed he was framed by his government when accused of spying for the Soviet Union; and the gypsy kidnapped from her parents, an act sanctioned by official Swiss government policy. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
May 1, 1997
Publisher
I. B.Tauris & Company, Limited
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781860643002