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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521192412

ISBN-139780521192415

eBay Product ID (ePID)18058371431

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Book TitleConcise History of Belgium

Number of Pages396 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEurope / General

Publication Year2023

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorRoger De Peuter, Guy Vanthemsche

Book SeriesCambridge Concise Histories Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.5 in

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LCCN2022-045787

Reviews'Ranging from the Roman Empire to the European Union, De Peuter and Vanthemsche's richly detailed history provides a panoramic view of the evolution of the country that Stefan Zweig called the 'crossroads of Europe.' Engaged with contemporary debates on European and national Belgian identity, this is a masterpiece of historical synthesis.' Carl J. Strikwerda, The College of William and Mary in Virginia, 'A remarkable feat of synthesis. This volume provides an excellent modern history of the territories in north-west Europe which, having experienced many different forms of rule - local and imperial, religious and secular - were brought together as the nation and state of Belgium after 1830.' Martin Conway, University of Oxford

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Decimal949.3

Table Of Content1. Earliest times - From prehistory to the end of the Roman Period; 2. The era of the Frankish kingdoms (fifth-tenth century); 3. The origins of the medieval principalities (tenth-fourteenth century); 4. Unifying the Netherlands: The Burgundy - Habsburg period (1384-1555); 5. The Spanish Netherlands (1555-ca. 1700); 6. The Austrian Netherlands (ca. 1700-1780); 7. The formation of a new nation-state (1780s-1830); 8. The consolidation of a Bourgeois regime (1831-1880s); 9. The Belgian nation-state at its height (1880s-1945); 10. The metamorphoses of a nation-state (from 1945 to the present day); Index.

SynopsisThe small and densely populated nation of Belgium has played an important role in the history of Europe and other continents, especially Africa. It was a pioneering force in industry, trade, and finance during the Middle Ages, through early modern times and into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It introduced innovative political regimes and played a leading role in the creative arts. Yet this rich past is not widely known. This introductory history offers an accessible and rigorous overview of this small but important West-European country, synthesizing Belgium's main economic, social, political, and cultural developments from pre-Roman times until today. Today, this nation-state, born in 1830, is well-known for the rivalries between its two main language communities, and as a result is often considered a fragile or even an artificial political construct. This systematic chronological analysis of both present-day Belgium and the polities that preceded it throws fresh light on this controversial issue and demonstrates Belgium's enduring importance and influence., The nation-state of Belgium, born in 1830, and the polities that preceded it, have played an important role in European and even global history. This introductory history offers an accessible and rigorous overview of this small but important West-European country, from ancient times to the present.

LC Classification NumberDH521.V38 2023