LEADER 02733nam 2200589 450 001 9910788192803321 005 20170822120717.0 010 $a1-78533-739-4 010 $a1-78238-574-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782385745 035 $a(CKB)2670000000594117 035 $a(EBL)1707814 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1707814 035 $a(DE-B1597)637532 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782385745 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000594117 100 $a20150220h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aHelmut Kohl's quest for normality $ehis representation of the German nation and himself /$fChristian Wicke 210 1$aNew York, [New York] ;$aOxford, [England] :$cberghahn,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 225 1 $aMaking Sense of History ;$vVolume 20 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78238-573-8 311 $a1-322-95079-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $a During his political career, Helmut Kohl used his own life story to promote a normalization of German nationalism and to overcome the stigma of the Nazi period. In the context of the cold war and the memory of the fascist past, he was able to exploit the combination of his religious, generational, regional, and educational (he has a PhD in History) experiences by connecting nationalist ideas to particular biographical narratives. Kohl presented himself as the embodiment of ""normality"": a de-radicalized German nationalism which was intended to eclipse any anti-Western and post-national pecul 410 0$aMaking sense of history ;$vVolume 20. 606 $aPrime ministers$zGermany (West)$vBiography 606 $aPrime ministers$zGermany$vBiography 606 $aNationalism$zGermany$y20th century 607 $aGermany (West)$xPolitics and government$y1982-1990 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y1990- 615 0$aPrime ministers 615 0$aPrime ministers 615 0$aNationalism 676 $a943.087 676 $a943.087/8092 700 $aWicke$b Christian$01473911 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788192803321 996 $aHelmut Kohl's quest for normality$93687271 997 $aUNINA