Helmut Kohl's Quest for Normality : His Representation of the German Nation and Himself (Making Sense of History) (Library Binding)

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 experiences...