Coming Out Swiss

Author : Anne Herrmann
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780299298432

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Coming Out Swiss by Anne Herrmann Pdf

Anne Herrmann, a dual citizen born in New York to Swiss parents, offers in Coming Out Swiss a witty, profound, and ultimately universal exploration of identity and community. “Swissness”—even on its native soil a loose confederacy, divided by multiple languages, nationalities, religion, and alpen geography—becomes in the diaspora both nowhere (except in the minds of immigrants and their children) and everywhere, reflected in pervasive clichés. In a work that is part memoir, part history and travelogue, Herrmann explores all our Swiss clichés (chocolate, secret bank accounts, Heidi, Nazi gold, neutrality, mountains, Swiss Family Robinson) and also scrutinizes topics that may surprise (the “invention” of the Alps, the English Colony in Davos, Switzerland’s role during World War II, women students at the University of Zurich in the 1870s). She ponders, as well, marks of Swissness that have lost their identity in the diaspora (Sutter Home, Helvetica, Dadaism) and the enduring Swiss American community of New Glarus, Wisconsin. Coming Out Swiss will appeal not just to the Swiss diaspora but also to those drawn to multi-genre writing that blurs boundaries between the personal and the historical.

Author : Gregg Rickman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351289504

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Swiss Banks and Jewish Souls by Gregg Rickman Pdf

With the release of hundreds of damaging documents, a dark side of Switzerland's democracy has been unveiled. Switzerland is now seen as a nation of greedy bankers, collaborators with the Nazis, and robbers of the wealth of the victims of the Holocaust. Swiss Banks and Jewish Souls is a powerfully enlightening account of how a small and determined group of people from divergent backgrounds humbled the legendary Swiss financial empire to achieve a measure of justice for Holocaust survivors and their heirs, while shattering the myth of Swiss wartime neutrality. Rickman tells how a small group of people, none of them professional historians, pieced together a puzzle of unknown proportions and proceeded to dismantle the myth of Swiss innocence and victimization at the hands of the Nazis, and expose a fifty-year cover-up. Untold numbers of European Jews and others placed their funds in Swiss banks because they believed they offered a safe haven for funds which the Nazis were trying to control. What better place to put their money than in Switzerland? Swiss Banks and Jewish Souls discusses how investigative groups proved that Switzerland stole the money of the Jews and helped the Nazis to do the same. No one began with evidence and no one had a source of knowledge upon which to fall back. All they shared was a feeling that something was terribly wrong and that a great injustice had occurred. Propelled by this instinct, a U.S. Senator, the World Jewish Congress, a British Parliamentarian, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and a handful of Holocaust survivors accomplished what the U.S., British, and French governments and a group of feuding Jewish organizations could not or would not do. As a result of this effort, how the world views Switzerland and how Switzerland views itself has been redefined. Most importantly, those who survived the Nazi horrors, only to be victimized again by the Swiss bankers, have now achieved some measure of justice, or at least financial compensation after more than fifty years.

Author : Diccon Bewes
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781473644946

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Swiss Watching by Diccon Bewes Pdf

New updated edition, new statistics and Epilogue One country, four languages, 26 cantons, and 7.5 million people (but only 80% of them Swiss): there's nowhere else in Europe like it. Switzerland may be almost 400 km from the nearest drop of seawater, but it is an island at the centre of Europe. Welcome to the landlocked island. Swiss Watching is a fascinating journey around Europe s most individual and misunderstood country. From seeking Heidi and finding the best chocolate to reliving a bloody past and exploring an uncertain future, Diccon Bewes proves that there's more to Switzerland than banks and skis, francs and cheese. This book dispels the myths and unravels the true meaning of Swissness. In a land of cultural contradictions, this is a picture of the real and normally unseen Switzerland, a place where the breathtaking scenery shaped a nation not just a tour itinerary, and where tradition is as important as innovation. It's also the story of its people, who have more power than their politicians, but can't speak to one another in the same language and who own more guns per head than the people of Iraq. As for those national clichés, well, not all the cheese has holes, cuckoo clocks aren't Swiss and the trains don't always run exactly on time.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045342917

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Swiss Watches--adjustments. 1956. 84-2&1 by United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Clock and watch making
ISBN : LOC:00100948370

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Swiss Watches, Adjustments by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Pdf

Investigates allegations of Treasury Dept failure to enforce Swiss watch import tariffs.

Author : Kev Reynolds
Publisher : Cicerone Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781783625031

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The Swiss Alpine Pass Route - Via Alpina Route 1 by Kev Reynolds Pdf

This guidebook presents the stunning Alpine Pass Route, now fully waymarked as Via Alpina 1. The 360km trail traverses Switzerland from east to west, from Sargans near the Liechtenstein border to Montreux on Lac Leman (Lake Geneva). Crossing sixteen Alpine passes, it showcases some of the country's most breathtaking mountain landscapes, boasting views of iconic peaks such as the Wetterhorn, Eiger, Jungfrau and Les Diablerets. The route is suitable for those with some experience of Alpine trekking: it amasses over 20,000m of ascent and involves some steep sections. It can be completed in 2-3 weeks, although it is also possible to walk shorter sections; alternatively postbus, cable-car and rail connections could be used to allow for a tighter schedule. The route is presented in 18 stages, each featuring step-by-step route description accompanied by 1:100,000 mapping, route profiles and notes on transport, accommodation and facilities. In addition, a 26km prologue in Liechtenstein and an alternative finish following the old course of the Alpine Pass Route via Gsteig are also described. Accommodation options range from mountain huts to hotels and inns, with camping available at a number of licensed sites along the route.

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:78136522

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Journals by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf

Author : Adrian Vatter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351865821

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Swiss Federalism by Adrian Vatter Pdf

The political and economic crisis of EU integration has made it increasingly apparent how challenging it is to bring together different sovereign cultures, languages and regions into a single political system. Switzerland – being one of the three classic federations in the world – can provide insights, particularly in relation to the accommodation of cultural, linguistic, religious and regional diversity, which can help tackle contemporary challenges. This book describes and analyses the characteristics, institutions, and processes of Swiss federalism, along with its combination of stability and change. It presents a comprehensive study of the federal system of Switzerland, where it comes from, how it operates, and the way it has changed of late. This will allow readers to appreciate the specific and current answers the Swiss case offers to the main questions raised by wider federal research. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students in federalism and territorial politics, political institutions, local and regional government studies, multi-level governance and more broadly to European and comparative politics.

Author : Diccon Bewes
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781473699724

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Swiss Watching, 3rd Edition by Diccon Bewes Pdf

New updated edition, new statistics and Epilogue One country, four languages, 26 cantons, and 7.5 million people (but only 80% of them Swiss): there's nowhere else in Europe like it. Switzerland may be almost 400 km from the nearest drop of seawater, but it is an island at the centre of Europe. Welcome to the landlocked island. Swiss Watching is a fascinating journey around Europe s most individual and misunderstood country. From seeking Heidi and finding the best chocolate to reliving a bloody past and exploring an uncertain future, Diccon Bewes proves that there's more to Switzerland than banks and skis, francs and cheese. This book dispels the myths and unravels the true meaning of Swissness. In a land of cultural contradictions, this is a picture of the real and normally unseen Switzerland, a place where the breathtaking scenery shaped a nation not just a tour itinerary, and where tradition is as important as innovation. It's also the story of its people, who have more power than their politicians, but can't speak to one another in the same language and who own more guns per head than the people of Iraq. As for those national clichés, well, not all the cheese has holes, cuckoo clocks aren't Swiss and the trains don't always run exactly on time.

Author : AZCCULTURE
Publisher : AZCCULTURE
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Billionaire's Mistress by AZCCULTURE Pdf

She betrayed herself and gave herself over to the strange man who was both wealthy and unbeatable so that her sister may be cured. After one night of intense sexual activity, she grabbed the money and ran off. She believed that from this point on, she would have no further interactions with him.

Author : R. James Breiding
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847658098

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Swiss Made by R. James Breiding Pdf

Why has Switzerland - a tiny, land-locked country with few natural advantages - become so successful for so long at so many things? In banking, pharmaceuticals, machinery, even textiles, Swiss companies rank alongside the biggest and most powerful global competitors. How did they get there? How do they continue to refresh themselves? Does the Swiss 'Sonderfall' (special case) provide lessons others can learn and benefit from? Can the Swiss continue to perform in a hyper-competitive global economy? Swiss Made offers answers to these and many other questions about the country as it describes the origins, structures and characteristics of the most important Swiss companies. The authors suggest success is due to a large degree to sound entrepreneurial thinking and an openness to new ideas. And they venture a surprising forecast on the country's ability to keep pace in an age of globalisation.

Author : Boyd Winchester
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066339532441

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The Swiss Republic by Boyd Winchester Pdf

"The Swiss Republic" by Boyd Winchester. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Kev Reynolds
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781787650084

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Trekking the Swiss Via Alpina by Kev Reynolds Pdf

A guidebook to the Swiss Via Alpina, a 400km (250 mile) trek east-to-west across Switzerland, from Sargans to Montreux on Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Previously the Alpine Pass Route, the Via Alpina (VA) is a fully waymarked Swiss national trail that involves nearly 23,000m of ascent and descent over roughly 3 weeks of trekking – a serious challenge suitable for experienced trekkers. The main route is described in 19 stages of 12-29km (8-18 miles), as well as a 27km (17 mile) prologue stage from Liechtenstein and detour stages via Lenk and Gsteig. Comprehensive route description is accompanied by 1:100,000 mapping, route profiles, facilities listings and advice on safety, transport, accommodation and language. Crossing 16 Alpine passes, the VA showcases some of the Switzerland’s most breathtaking mountain landscapes, from flower-strewn meadows to snow-capped peaks including the majestic Todi, Titlis, Wetterhorn, Eiger, Jungfrau and Wildstrubel. Accommodation options range from mountain huts to hotels and inns, with camping available at licensed sites along the route.

Author : Thomas Rau,Susan M. Wyler
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781440625312

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The Swiss Secret to Optimal Health by Thomas Rau,Susan M. Wyler Pdf

Now in paperback: a world-renowned physician shares the secrets that draw international clients to his clinic. For almost 50 years, people have traveled to the Paracelsus Clinic in the Swiss Alps. There, Dr. Thomas Rau's unique diet rejuvenates his clients, while preventing and curing illness. Lauded as "the Mozart of medicine," Dr. Rau is the world's foremost practitioner of biological medicine. At last, he reveals his unique Swiss health plan- a proven program based on the latest medical research that will: ? Purify the body ? Regulate pH balance ? Strengthen the immune system ? Encourage healing ? Prevent illness ? Help readers feel young and energetic-in body and mind Proven effective time and again, Dr. Rau's program can reduce or even eliminate a lifetime of toxins, alleviate chronic conditions like allergies, arthritis, and diabetes, and promote weight loss and overall well-being. With Dr. Rau's Swiss program, everyone can begin to enjoy the numerous health benefits of the Swiss Secret.

Author : G. Gray Garland
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480938267

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The Swiss Bank Account of Baroness von Braunstein (PB) by G. Gray Garland Pdf

The Swiss Bank Account of Baroness von Braunstein: An Exciting Adventure Story G. Gray Garland During World War II, as the Allied armies advance into Germany, the very wealthy Baron von Braunstein believes Germany will lose the war. His two sons having been killed, he arranges to get his only remaining child, a daughter, out of Germany and into the United States where, before the war, he had friends and business interests. At the war’s end, Eastern Germany is occupied by a Russian satellite government, and the Baron remains a virtual prisoner on his East German estate. He manages to send his daughter a package, but East German agents, believing it contains information harmful to the communist regime, attempt to forcibly recover the information from her. By chance, a young Pittsburgh lawyer saves her from Stasi agents when he finds them trying to torture her in the woods near his home. He becomes her lawyer and friend. Together they embark on an adventure to Switzerland and to a diamond mine in Africa in an attempt to recover her father’s properties. (2017, Paperback, 220 pages)