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A jewish refugee who fled nazi germany with his family in 1938, he became national security advisor in 1969 and u. World order by henry kissinger 2014, hardcover for sale. Henry kissinger s most popular book is world order. Henry alfred kissinger is an american politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant who served as united states secretary of state and national security advisor under the presidential administrations of richard nixon and gerald ford. World order is a book about global politics written by henry kissinger summary. The book circles much of the globe, covering india, europe, china and the middle east.
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