Justice behind the Iron Curtain : Nazis on trial in communist Poland [2018]
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Justice behind the Iron Curtain : Nazis on trial in communist Poland / Gabriel N. Finder and Alexander V. Prusin.
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Published
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2018.
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Physical Description
xv, 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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Series
German and European studies ; 32.
Contributors
Prusin, Alexander Victor, author.
Contents Summary
Gabriel N. Finder and Alexander V. Prusin examine Poland's role in prosecuting Nazi German criminals during the first decade and a half of the postwar era. Finder and Prusin contend that the Polish trials of Nazi war criminals were a pragmatic political response to postwar Polish society and Poles' cravings for vengeance against German Nazis. Although characterized by numerous inconsistencies, Poland's prosecutions of Nazis exhibited a fair degree of due process and resembled similar proceedings in Western democratic counties. The authors examine reactions to the trials among Poles and Jews. Although Polish-Jewish relations were uneasy in the wake of the extremely brutal German wartime occupation of Poland, postwar Polish prosecutions of German Nazis placed emphasis on the fate of Jews during the Holocaust. Justice Behind the Iron Curtain is the first work to approach communist Poland's judicial postwar confrontation with the legacy of the Nazi occupation.
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Subject Terms
War crime trials -> Poland -> History -> 20th century.
War criminals -> Poland -> History -> 20th century.
Nazis -> Poland -> History -> 20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Communism -> Poland -> History -> 20th century.
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Content
A restive society demands swift justice -- The Poles at Nuremberg -- The Supreme National Tribunal, 1946-1948 -- Himmler's men on trial, 1948-1953 -- Jews, Poles, and justice -- History and politics in the last trials, 1954-1959.
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9781442637450
1442637455
1487522681
9781487522681
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | Reference collection | 341.690268 FIN | - | Reference | - |
Justice behind the Iron Curtain : Nazis on trial in communist Poland [2018]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
General Information
Original Title
Justice behind the Iron Curtain : Nazis on trial in communist Poland / Gabriel N. Finder and Alexander V. Prusin.
General Information
Published
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2018.
General Information
Physical Description
xv, 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
General Information
Series
German and European studies ; 32.
Contributors
Prusin, Alexander Victor, author.
Contents Summary
Gabriel N. Finder and Alexander V. Prusin examine Poland's role in prosecuting Nazi German criminals during the first decade and a half of the postwar era. Finder and Prusin contend that the Polish trials of Nazi war criminals were a pragmatic political response to postwar Polish society and Poles' cravings for vengeance against German Nazis. Although characterized by numerous inconsistencies, Poland's prosecutions of Nazis exhibited a fair degree of due process and resembled similar proceedings in Western democratic counties. The authors examine reactions to the trials among Poles and Jews. Although Polish-Jewish relations were uneasy in the wake of the extremely brutal German wartime occupation of Poland, postwar Polish prosecutions of German Nazis placed emphasis on the fate of Jews during the Holocaust. Justice Behind the Iron Curtain is the first work to approach communist Poland's judicial postwar confrontation with the legacy of the Nazi occupation.
Subjects
Subject Terms
War crime trials -> Poland -> History -> 20th century.
War criminals -> Poland -> History -> 20th century.
Nazis -> Poland -> History -> 20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Communism -> Poland -> History -> 20th century.
Bibliographic Information
Content
A restive society demands swift justice -- The Poles at Nuremberg -- The Supreme National Tribunal, 1946-1948 -- Himmler's men on trial, 1948-1953 -- Jews, Poles, and justice -- History and politics in the last trials, 1954-1959.
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
9781442637450
1442637455
1487522681
9781487522681
Holdings
Book - 341.690268 FIN
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
341.690268 FIN
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
-