Publication

2015 - Berghahn Books, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

62,250 words, Guess

Page Count

249 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781782385738
  • ISBN-101782385738
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014029580
  • OCLC Control Number894183588
  • Better World Books9781782385738
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCDD262.W53 2015
  • LCCDD262 .W53 2015

Description

"During his political career, Helmut Kohl used his own life story to promote a normalization of German nationalism and to overcome the stigma of the Nazi period. In the context of the Cold War and the memory of the fascist past, he was able to exploit the combination of his religious, generational, regional, and educational (he has a PhD in History) experiences by connecting nationalist ideas to particular biographical narratives. Kohl presented himself as the embodiment of 'normality': a de-radicalized German nationalism which was intended to eclipse any anti-Western and post-national peculiarities. This book takes a biographical approach to the study of nationalism by examining its manifestation in Helmut Kohl and the way he historicized Germany's past"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Helmut Kohl's Quest for Normality: His Representation of the German Nation and HimselfBerghahn Books, Incorporated2015-01-01

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