| Description |
367 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.A Childhood Under Communism -- 2.In the Shadow of the Berlin Wall -- 3.Angela in Leipzig -- 4.The Unbearable Boredom of Being: A Squatter in Berlin -- 5.Angela Becomes Merkel -- 6.Kohl's Girl -- 7.The Politics of Patricide: How Merkel Became Party Leader -- 8.Waiting Game: The Patient Party Leader -- 9.Merkel Loses and Becomes Chancellor -- 10.The Making of the Queen of Europe -- 11.Potato Soup, the Pope and Re-Election -- 12.The Euro-Crisis and Afghanistan -- 13.From the Jaws of Defeat and Beyond -- 14.Ukraine, Another Greek Tragedy and the Refugee Crisis |
| 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 |
| Analysis |
(fast)Biographies |
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(fast)Biography |
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(fast)Germany |
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(fast)Heads of state |
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(fast)Merkel, Angela, 1954- |
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(fast)Politics and government |
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(fast)Prime ministers |
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(fast)Since 1990 |
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(fast)Women heads of state |
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(fast)Women prime ministers |
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(lcgft)Biographies |
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(lcsh)Germany--Politics and government--1990- |
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(lcsh)Heads of state--Germany--Biography |
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(lcsh)Merkel, Angela, 1954- |
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(lcsh)Prime ministers--Germany--Biography |
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(lcsh)Women heads of state--Germany--Biography |
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(lcsh)Women prime ministers--Germany--Biography |
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(ram)Chefs d'État--Allemagne--Biographies |
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(ram)Femmes chefs d'État--Allemagne--Biographies |
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(sears)Germany--Politics and government |
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(sears)Prime ministers--Germany--Biography |
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(sears)Women prime ministers--Germany--Biography |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-358) and index |
| Subject |
Merkel, Angela, 1954-
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Heads of state -- Germany -- Biography.
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Prime ministers -- Germany -- Biography.
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Women heads of state -- Germany -- Biography.
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Women prime ministers -- Germany -- Biography.
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Heads of state.
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| SUBJECT |
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91000847
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0715650629 (hbk.) |
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1468313169 |
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9780715650622 |
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9781468313161 |
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