Helmut Kohl's quest for normality : his representation of the German nation and himself
"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, generatio...
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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New York Oxford : Berghahn,
[2015]
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| Titres liés à la collection: | Making sense of history
volume 20 |
| Accès à la collection: | Making sense of history |
| Sujets: | Prime ministers Nationalism Kohl, Helmut Deutschland Politische Identität Nationalbewusstsein |
| Description matérielle: | xi, 249 Seiten |
| Résumé: | "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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| Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 217-243 |
| Description matérielle: | xi, 249 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781785337390 1785337394 9781782385738 1782385738 9781782385745 1782385746 |