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02914aam a2200481 i 4500 001 065D79C2C48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230317010022 008 221113s2022 gw b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022044327 020 $a 363187281X 020 $a 9783631872819 035 $a (OCoLC)1336535632 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HG3204 $b .P87 2022 100 1 $a Pruska, Anna Berenika, $e author. 245 10 $a Swiss banking secrecy and the US-Swiss conflict over holocaust claims / $c Anna Berenika Pruska. 264 1 $a Berlin ; $b Peter Lang, $c 2022. 300 $a 260 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a International relations in Asia, Africa and the Americas ; $v vol. 15 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Swiss banking secrecy : its origins, foundations and legal implications -- Swiss banking during World War II : the first major conflict with the United States -- The conflict over holocaust-related claims in the 1990s. 650 0 $a Banks and banking, Swiss $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) $x Reparations. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Claims. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z Switzerland. 650 0 $a Unjust enrichment. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $z Switzerland. 651 0 $a Switzerland $x Foreign relations $z United States. 650 7 $a Banks and banking. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00826867 650 7 $a Banks and banking, Swiss. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00827139 650 7 $a Economics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00902116 651 7 $a Switzerland. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205401 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9783631887882 830 0 $a International relations in Asia, Africa and the Americas ; $v v. 15. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240717020423.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=065D79C2C48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search