Orbán: Europe's new strongman

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A no-holds-barred biography of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has become a pivotal figure in European politics since 2010, this is the first English- language study of the erstwhile anti-communist rebel turned populist autocrat. Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism, generating fear of migrants and deep-rooted corruption, Orbán has exploited successive electoral victories to build a closely knit and super-rich oligarchy. He holds unfettered power in Hunga…

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Full title :Orbán : Europe's new strongman / Paul Lendvai.

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A no-holds-barred biography of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has become a pivotal figure in European politics since 2010, this is the first English- language study of the erstwhile anti-communist rebel turned populist autocrat. Through a masterly and cynical manipulation of ethnic nationalism, generating fear of migrants and deep-rooted corruption, Orbán has exploited successive electoral victories to build a closely knit and super-rich oligarchy. He holds unfettered power in Hungary and is regarded as the single most powerful leader within the European Union. Orbán's ambitions are far-reaching. Hailed by governments and far-right politicians as a symbol of a new anti-Brussels nationalism, his ruthless crackdown on refugees, his open break with normative values and his undisguised admiration for Presidents Putin and Trump mean he poses a formidable challenge to Angela Merkel and the survival of liberal democracy in a divided Europe. Drawing on access to exclusive documents and numerous interviews, celebrated veteran journalist Paul Lendvai paints a compelling portrait of the most successful and, arguably, most dangerous politician in Hungarian history.

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Publication Date:2017

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017

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Description:1 online resource.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780190911270, 0190911271
oclc:on1026407388
LC Classification:DB958.6.O75
Dewey Decimal:943.905/4092

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Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical HISTORY / Europe / Germany Hongrie -- Politique et gouvernement --… Hungary Hungary -- Politics and government -- 1… Orbán, Viktor Politics and government Premiers ministres -- Biographies. -- H… Prime ministers Prime ministers -- Biography. -- Hungary Since 1989