Bibliograph

Angela Merkel, Europe's most influential leader, Matthew Qvortrup

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Angela Merkel, Europe's most influential leader, Matthew Qvortrup

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-358) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Angela Merkel

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

928133799

Responsibility statement

Matthew Qvortrup

Sub title

Europe's most influential leader

Summary

"The in-depth biography of Angela Merkel, using exclusive new sources and research to tell how the daughter of a clergyman from East Germany rose to become one of the most powerful women in the world."--NoveList

Table Of Contents

A childhood under communism -- In the shadow of the Berlin Wall -- Angela in Leipzig -- The unbearable boredom of being: a squatter in Berlin -- Angela becomes Merkel -- Kohl's girl -- the politics of patricide: how Merkel became party leader -- Waiting game: the patient party leader -- Merkel loses and becomes chancellor -- The making of the Queen of Europe -- Potato soup, the Pope and re-election -- The Euro-crisis and Afghanistan -- From the jaws of defeat and beyond -- Ukraine, another Greek tragedy and the refugee crisis -- Epilogue: Mother Courage or Merkiavelli?

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