Title:
Orbán : Hungary's strongman / Paul Lendvai.
Author:
Lendvai, Paul, 1929- author.
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
©2017
Call Number:
DB958.6.O75 L46 2017
Abstract:
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.
ISBN:
9780190874865
Physical Description:
viii, 273 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
The personal touch -- The long climb from bottom to top -- The rise and fall of a shooting star -- The road to the first victory -- The young comet -- The gravedigger of the left -- A mega-scandal: Gyurcsány's 'lie speech' -- Orbán's victory in the cold civil war -- The earthquake -- The new conquest -- The end of the separation of powers -- The national liberation struggle -- A questionable election victory -- The price of 'Orbánisation' -- Power, greed and corruption -- The great and good of the court -- Hungary's 'Führer democracy' -- 'The most dangerous man in the EU' -- The end of the regime cannot be foreseen.
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