The Search for Normality

"This book presents an essential segment of contemporary history that so far has not been explored systematically ... [It is] based on a wide variety of sources and highly informative ... The exhaustive treatment results in a far more differentiated picture than has predominated so far." · IWK

"[The author] has succeeded in presenting a differentiated, rigorously argued and convincing study of the debates that have taken place in the academic and media worlds." · Archiv f¼r Sozialgeschichte

"[The author's] lucid, well structured presentation offers non-German readers in particular a scholarly overview that still preserves the nuances of the subject." · German Studies Review

"Curious observers of Germany's never-ending quarrel with its past will find much to ponder in Berger's assessments." · Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"The author undoubtedly deserves a great deal of recognition ... The way in which he grasps all the diverse facets of his subject, yet pares his account down to the bare minimum is impressive." · Bulletin of the German Historical Institute London

"There is much useful material here for a book on the role of historians and historical debates on the political culture of the Federal Republic during the years immediately before and after unification ... [it is] of great value." · Journal of Central European History

"[The book] registers some important trends in recent historical debate, and does so with energy and insight." · Times Literary Supplement

"A detailed and valuable research on an impressive range of recent historical writing." · Jewish Chronicle

"... an invaluable guide to the political and ideological baggage carried by the standard works encountered by students on the library shelves." · Debatte. Review of Contemporary German Affairs