
Less Than Slaves
Jewish Forced Labor and the Quest for Compensation
Benjamin B. Ferencz(Author)
Indiana University Press
Published on 4. April 2002
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-253-34105-1 (ISBN)
Description
As a U.S. war crimes investigator during World War II, Benjamin B. Ferencz participated in the liberation of Nazi concentration camps. Returning to Germany after the war to help bring perpetrators of war crimes to justice, he remained to direct restitution programs for Nazi victims. In Less Than Slaves Ferencz describes the painstaking efforts that were made to persuade German industrialists such as I. G. Farben, Krupp, AEG, Rheinmetall, and Daimler-Benz to compensate camp inmates exploited as forced laborers. The meagre outcome of these efforts are detailed in searing pages that detail the difficulties confronted by Ferencz and his dedicated colleagues. This engrossing narrative is a vital resource for all who are concerned with the moral, legal, and practical implications of the recent explosive outburst of claims for compensation from victims of persecution throughout the world. This absorbing firsthand account first published in 1979, now returns to print with the author's penetrating evaluation of its significance and current relevance.
Reviews / Votes
"[This] valuable book is a striking reminder of the larger purposes of law in civilized societies. At the same time it affords a depressing insight into the deficiencies and inadequacies of the supposed de-nazification of the West German legal system and of section of German society." - Times Literary Supplement "This short book is of extreme importance... [It] is a book to ponder." - Martin Gilbert, The New York Times "Here is the first comprehensive account of the complicity of the major German industrial firms in crimes against humanity through their exploitation of Jewish slave labor during the Hitler era." - Lucy DawidowiczMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
1 maps
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-253-34105-1 (9780253341051)
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Content
Table of Contents: Preface; Foreword by Telford Taylor; Preface; Acknowledgements; Map; 1. The Final Solution - A Brief Reminder; 2. Auschwitz Survivors v. I.G. Farben; 3. Accounting with Krupp; 4. The Electrical Companies See the Light; 5. The Cannons of Rheinmetall; 6. The Shark Who Got Away; 7. A Medley of Disappointments; 8. The Last Word; Appendixes; Notes; Index