Hunt for Nazis (eBook)

Introduction I. The 'Fourth Reich' 1. World War II: The Particularity of Argentina 2. Nazi Flight: From Anticipation to Reality 3. Politicizing the Nazi Flight 4. European Amnesty Policies II. Reluctant Manhunt 1. The Capture of Eichmann 2. West German Reactions 3. Mengele and the Statute of Limitations Debate 4. Extradition Proceedings During the 1960s III. Nazi Hunting as Political Opposition 1. Recidivists in the Service of South America's Dictators 2. Military Junta and Nazi Extradition 3. Klaus Barbie and Bolivia's Democratization 4. Democrats and Nazi Hunters IV. Two Ways of Dealing with State Atrocities 1. Menem's Amnesty Laws and the Nazi Past 2. Argentina and the looted Gold Debate in the 1990s, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, Overview of the Most Important Manhunts and Extradition Proceedings, Sources and Literature, Abbreviations.