Angela Merkel: A Chancellorship Forged in Crisis
'...a crisp new account... The Bloomberg correspondents' book is as much about the course of the eurozone crisis as it is about the German chancellor.' (Financial Times, June 2013) 'In their book Bloomberg News journalists Alan Crawford and Tony Czuczka track Merkel's cautious course, often criticized as faltering and hesitant, through the uncharted waters of Europe's subprime, economic and sovereign debt crisis.' (Bloomberg, June 2013) 'The two authors tell the euro story well, but their most interesting material is about her past. Such details, which include her upbringing in communist East Germany, her position as a woman in a man's world and her background as a research chemist, help to define her domestic politics and her approach to the euro.' (The Economist, July 2013) '...an insightful political biography.' (The Financialist, July 2013) 'For David Cameron, the significant political relationship in Europe is with Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel. What makes her tick should be of crucial importance and an insight can be found in Alan Crawford and Tony Czuczka's Angela Merkel: A Chancellorship Forged in Crisis ' (Total Politics, August 2013) 'Czuczka and Crawford raise some pointed, timely questions about her analysis and handling of the euro crisis that have shaped her chancellorship.' (Irish Times, August 2013) "This book is absolutely fascinating. If I had my way it would be on the curriculum in secondary schools and third level institutions all over Ireland." (Irish Independent, September 2013)