How Can One Not Be Interested in Belgian History?: War, Language and Consensus in Belgium Since 1830

by Geert van Istendael, Marc Reynebeau, Martine van Berlo, et al.

Belgium rarely attracts outside attention. Yet the country is more than fine chocolates, delicious beers or Tintin. This volume celebrates Belgium as a federal, post-nationalist country, which combines cultural pragmatism with a rather solid social consensus. It presents a critical vision of the origins of Belgian independence and of that complex notion named 'belgitude'. It illustrates how the deep-seated tradition of local autonomy and suspicion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9038208162
• ISBN13: 9789038208169
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Academia
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.