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Spohr, Kristina,

The global chancellor : Helmut Schmidt and the reshaping of the international order / Kristina Spohr. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Helmut Schmidt led West Germany from 1974 to 1982 amid a world economic crisis and one of the frostiest phases of the Cold War. At home in both security and economics, Schmidt became the supreme 'strategist of balance' and earned the nickname of 'world economist'. It was during his chancellorship that West Germany came of age on the global stage.

ISBN: 9780191810695 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Personal Names:
Schmidt, Helmut, 1918-2015.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cold War.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Germany (West)--Politics and government--1945-1990.
Germany (West)--Foreign relations.

LC Class. No.: DD260.85

Dewey Class. No.: 943.0877092