The illuminating and 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.
This is the
fascinating tale of Angela Merkel’s political ascent, in which she
outmaneuvered her male colleagues and made Germany the strongest economy
in Europe. With the storytelling gifts of a novelist, as well as
nuanced political expertise garnered from over a decade of experience as
an academic and journalist, Matt Qvortrup gives readers unprecedented,
personal insight into Frau Merkel’s upbringing under communism,
describing how the Secret Police tried to recruit her as a spy, how she
lived as a squatter in Berlin, and how she went from distributing
leaflets to sitting at the Cabinet table in Helmut Kohl’s government in
less than a year. This is the story―told for the first time in
English―of how Merkel and her staff of mostly female advisors repeatedly
outsmarted the old boys network of conservative male politicians in
Germany, turning her country into a more liberal and more prosperous
place.
Angela Merkel: Europe's Most Influential Leader
combines the narrative of Merkel’s life with a vivid account of German
history from 1945 to the present day, featuring cameo appearances by
Willy Brandt, Konrad Adenauer, and Helmut Kohl. At a time when Merkel is
the chief representative of the west in the negotiations with Putin
over the Ukraine, she is also the woman who holds the keys to British
membership of the EU. Anyone interested in our time, in the politics of
today, should read this lively account of the woman with a doctorate in
quantum physics who has become the undisputed queen of Europe.
Källa: Bokförlaget Duckworth Overlook
Boktitel: Angela Merkel. Europe's Most Influential Leader
Författare:Matthew Qvortrup
Bokförlag: Duckworth Overlook
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Matthew Qvortrup |
Etiketter: Nya böcker