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050 1 4 _abQ9A 2016
100 1 _aQvortrup, Matthew
245 0 0 _aAngela Merkel :
_bEurope's most influential leader /
_cMatthew Qvortrup.
260 _aNew York, NY
_bOverlook Duckworth ,
_c2016.
300 _a367 p. , 8 unnumbered p. of plates :
_bill. (chiefly color) ;
_c24 cm.
505 0 _aA 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?
520 _a"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
650 0 _aBiography
650 _aHeads of state -- Germany -- Biography.
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