02733nam 2200589 450 991078819280332120170822120717.01-78533-739-41-78238-574-610.1515/9781782385745(CKB)2670000000594117(EBL)1707814(MiAaPQ)EBC1707814(DE-B1597)637532(DE-B1597)9781782385745(EXLCZ)99267000000059411720150220h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHelmut Kohl's quest for normality his representation of the German nation and himself /Christian WickeNew York, [New York] ;Oxford, [England] :berghahn,2015.©20151 online resource (264 p.)Making Sense of History ;Volume 20Description based upon print version of record.1-78238-573-8 1-322-95079-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Approaching Nationalism; Chapter 2. Kohl as Catholic Nationalist; Chapter 3. Kohl as Liberal Nationalist; Chapter 4. Kohl as Romantic Nationalist; Chapter 5. Kohl as Nationalist Historian; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 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 peculMaking sense of history ;Volume 20.Prime ministersGermany (West)BiographyPrime ministersGermanyBiographyNationalismGermany20th centuryGermany (West)Politics and government1982-1990GermanyPolitics and government1990-Prime ministersPrime ministersNationalism943.087943.087/8092Wicke Christian1473911MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788192803321Helmut Kohl's quest for normality3687271UNINA