TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bernard A. Cook
PY  - 2021
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - Belgium
T2  - A History
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1098465
N2  - 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.
KW  - Conflict, Localism, State building, Uneven development, War, conflict, localism, state building, uneven development, war
LA  - English
ER  -