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Helmut Kohl's Quest for Normality: His Representation of the German Nation and Himself

Helmut Kohl's Quest for Normality: His Representation of the German Nation and Himself

Wicke, Christian

Hardcover

Series: Making Sense of History, Book 20

Political BiographiesGeneral Political ScienceGerman History

ISBN10: 1782385738
ISBN13: 9781782385738
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: Feb 1 2015
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

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.

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