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Author:

Qvortrup, Matthew, author.

Title:

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

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Overlook Duckworth,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

367 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Merkel, Angela,--1954-
Heads of state--Germany--Biography.
Women heads of state--Germany--Biography.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-358) and index.

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?

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.

ISBN:

1468313169
9781468313161

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FMPC224 -- Guttenberg Public Library (Guttenberg)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

ELPC715 -- Paullina Public Library (Paullina)