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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Wicke, Christian,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Making Sense of History ; 20
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; CHAPTER 1 Approaching Nationalism: Conceptual Frameworks --; 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: A Synthesis of Kohl’s Personal Nationalism --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781782385745; 9783110998238
• DOI: 10.1515/9781782385745
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Christian Wicke.

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.