Angela Merkel : Europe's most influential leader / Matthew Qvortrup.

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    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      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.
    • Content Notes:
      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?
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-358) and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9781468313161
      1468313169
    • Accession Number:
      928133799
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.984501