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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962830603321

Titolo

The Flemish movement : a documentary history, 1780-1990 / / edited by Theo Hermans ; co-editors, Louis Vos, Lode Wils

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 1992

ISBN

9781474285445

1474285449

9781474241441

1474241441

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (498 p.)

Collana

History : Bloomsbury academic collections

Disciplina

949.3

Soggetti

Dutch language - Political aspects - Belgium

Flemish movement - History - Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The main aim of this book is to present, for the first time ... original documents in English translation."--Pref.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Towards 1830 : a French-speaking Belgian state? -- pt. II. 1830-82 : the growth of a patriotic Flemish movement -- pt. III. 1882-1914 : the alliance with Christian democracy -- pt. IV. 1914-32 : radicalization -- pt. V. 1933-63 : the Second World War and its aftermath -- pt. VI. 1963-90 : a renewed Flemish nationalism and the federal reform of the Belgian state.

Sommario/riassunto

"This documentary history of the Flemish movement and its role as a social, intellectual and political force in Belgium recounts the struggle for the recognition of the language and cultural identity of the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium."--Bloomsbury Publishing.