Historiography and Nation-Building: Some Preliminary Remarks ‘The Search For Normality’ Six Years Later: History Writing and National Identity in Germany at the Beginning of the 21st Century If the task is to mediate between “life history” and “universal history”, then there is no need at all for “national history”.’ Bodo von Borries, Geschichtsbewußtsein als Identitätsgewinn? Fachdidaktische Programmatik und Tatsachenforschung ‘The future has become more open, one waits expectantly and has the feeling of treading on thin ice.’ Jürgen Kocka, ‘Die alte Bundesrepublik wird Geschichte’, in Frankfurter Rundschau They have wanted to revive or strengthen the German nation state, but only few have aimed at taming it.’ Hans-Ulrich Wehler, ‘Einleitung’, in: Theodor Schieder, Das deutsche Kaiserreich von 1871 als Nationalstaat ‘There is no close relationship between “securing identity” and “German national history” or “European history”, as is sometimes alleged. ‘For more than 150 years German historians have been writing in favour of a German nation. Printed in the United States on acid-free paper.Ĭover Illustration: ‘Die Gerippe Spielen zum Tanz’ 1944 (detail) by Felix Nussbaum c DACS 1997 2043–dc21īritish Library Cataloguing in Publication DataĪ catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Conservatism–Germany–History–20th century. Conservatism–Germany–History–19th century.
Includes bibliographical references and index. The search for normality : national identity and historical consciousness in Germany since 1800 / Stefan Berger. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Dataīerger, Stefan. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of Berghahn Books. THE SEARCH FOR NORMALITY National Identity and Historical Consciousness in Germany Since 1800įirst published in 1997 by Berghahn Books Reprinted in 2002 First paperback edition printed in 2003 Reprinted in 2007 Reactions of British and American Historians to Changes in German Historiography after Reunification -Ġ0-Prelims_pbk_reprint.qxd:00-Prelims_pbk.qxd The National Revival in German Historiography -Ĭh. The Old Federal Republic as the New Sonderweg -Ĭh. Imperial Germany and the Sonderweg Revisited -Ĭh. German Historiography from the 1960s to the 1980s. The National Tradition in German Historiography, 1800-1960. National Identity and Historical Consciousness in Germany 1800-1989. Historiography and Nation-Building: Some Preliminary Remarks.