Belgium
A History
©2003
Monographs
XVIII,
205 Pages
Series:
Studies in Modern European History, Volume 50
Summary
Although Belgium has only been an independent state since the 1830s, it has a long and complex past. This history is essential for understanding the complexities of issues that led to a devolution of the unitary Belgian state into a federation of linguistically based regions. In addition to the elements that contributed to Belgium’s particular political evolution, the history which is traced in this book is a composite of many themes of broad historical interest and importance. Belgium: A History covers the gamut of Belgian history through dramas of religious and cultural conflict, intense localism, state building, uneven development, divergent class interests, war and domination, and finally, integration into a larger European community.
Details
- Pages
- XVIII, 205
- Publication Year
- 2003
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9780820458243
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9780820476476
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Conflict Localism State building Uneven development War conflict localism state building uneven development war
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien, 2002. XVIII, 205 pp., ill.
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