Compensation in Practice : : The Foundation 'Remembrance, Responsibility and Future' and the Legacy of Forced Labour during the Third Reich / / ed. by Constantin Goschler.

Founded in 2000, the German Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” is one of the largest transitional justice initiatives in history: in cooperation with its international partner organizations, it has to date paid over 4 billion euros to nearly 1.7 million survivors of forced labour du...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (266 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
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Foreword --
Introduction --
1 The Long Shadow Cast by Nazi Forced Labour: Changing Concepts of Compensation and Definitions of Persecutees since 1945 --
2 The Foundation ‘Remembrance, Responsibility and Future’ 1999–2007 The Final Chapter of Compensation for Nazi Injustice? --
3 The Jewish Claims Conference and Compensation for Nazi Forced Labour 1951–2008 --
4 Compensating the Rest of the World: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) --
5 The Forced Labourer Payments Programme in Poland: Practices and Perceptions --
6 Compensation for Forced Labourers in the Czech Republic --
7 ‘We Cannot Allow the Words of Apology to Sound Only on Gravestones’ Forced Labourer Compensation in Ukraine --
8 Compensation for Nazi Forced Labour in Post-Soviet Russia and Belarus --
Index
Summary:Founded in 2000, the German Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” is one of the largest transitional justice initiatives in history: in cooperation with its international partner organizations, it has to date paid over 4 billion euros to nearly 1.7 million survivors of forced labour during the Nazi Era. This volume provides an unparalleled look at the Foundation’s creation, operations, and prospects after nearly two decades of existence, with valuable insights not just for historians but for a range of scholars, professionals, and others involved in human rights and reconciliation efforts.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781785336386
9783110998214
DOI:10.1515/9781785336386?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Constantin Goschler.