Justice Behind the Iron Curtain - Nazis on Trial in Communist Poland

Justice behind the Iron Curtain is the first work to showcase communist Poland’s judicial confrontation with the legacy of the Nazi occupation and its oppressive regime.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 A Restive Society Demands Swift Justice
Chapter 2 The Poles at Nuremberg
Chapter 3 The Supreme National Tribunal, 1946-1948
Chapter 4 Himmler’s Men on Trial, 1948-1953
Chapter 5 Jews, Poles, and Justice
Chapter 6 History and Politics in the Last Trials, 1954-1959
Epilogue

About the author

Gabriel N. Finder is an associate professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and Ida and Nathan Kolodiz Director of Jewish Studies at the University of Virginia.

Summary

Justice behind the Iron Curtain is the first work to showcase communist Poland’s judicial confrontation with the legacy of the Nazi occupation and its oppressive regime.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriel Finder, Gabriel N Finder, Gabriel N. Finder, Gabriel N./ Prusin Finder, Gabriel Prusin Finder, Alexander Prusin, Alexander V Prusin, Alexander V. Prusin
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781487522681
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-2268-1
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: German and European Studies; German and European Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology