Willy Brandt: a Political Biography

by B. Marshall

Overview

Willy Brandt, the first Social Democratic Chancellor of West Germany (1969-1974) was perhaps the most charismatic German leader since Hitler. His life reflects German 20th-century history from the Weimar Republic to the new Germany as a result of unification with the GDR. He was mayor of Berlin when the Wall was built (1961) and as Chancellor he initiated Ostpolitik which indirectly contributed to the fall of the Iron Curtain. As Chairman of the North-South Commission he drew the world's attention to the plight of the Third World. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333645628
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/18/1996
Series:	St Antony's Series
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

About the Author

BARBARA MARSHALL

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations - Introduction - The Early Years 1913-45 - Brandt in Berlin 1946-66 - The Grand Coalition 1966-69 - The Chancellor 1969-74 - Out of Office 1974-82 - The Elder Statesman 1982-92 - Conclusions - Bibliography - Index