The Perils of Normalcy: George L. Mosse and the Remaking of Cultural History

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the perils of normalcy George L. Mosse Series in Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History Series Editors steven e. aschheim, stanley g. payne, mary louise roberts, and david j. sorkin Advisory Board annette becker Université Paris X–Nanterre christopher browning University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill natalie zemon davis University of Toronto saul friedländer University of California, Los Angeles emilio gentile Università di Roma “La Sapienza” yuval harari Hebrew University Jerusalem anson rabinbach Princeton University john s. tortorice University of Wisconsin–Madison joan wallach scott Institute for Advanced Study jay winter Yale University The Perils of Normalcy R George L. Mosse and the Remaking of Cultural History Karel Plessini the university of wisconsin press Publication of this volume has been made possible, in part, through support from the George L. Mosse Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street London wc2e 8lu, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 2014 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Plessini, Karel, author. The perils of normalcy : George L. Mosse and the remaking of cultural history / Karel Plessini. pages cm — (George L. Mosse series in modern European cultural and intellectual history) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-299-29634-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-299-29633-9 (e-book) 1. Mosse, George L. (George Lachmann), 1918–1999. 2. Historians— United States—Biography. I. Title. II. Series: George L. Mosse series in modern European cultural and intellectual history. d15.m668p55 2014 907.2´02—dc23 [B] 2013015053 To my parents R The wise man does not discriminate; he gathers together all the shreds of light, from wherever they may come. —umberto eco ...