03595nam 22006015 450 991029980160332120200629161411.03-319-70386-210.1007/978-3-319-70386-2(CKB)3840000000347776(MiAaPQ)EBC5295057(DE-He213)978-3-319-70386-2(EXLCZ)99384000000034777620180213d2018 u| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War /by Mario Draper1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2018.1 online resource (281 pages) illustrations (some color), charts, tables3-319-70385-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1 – Introduction -- Chapter 2 – Securing the Nation -- Chapter 3 – The Officer Corps -- Chapter 4 – The Rank and File -- Chapter 5 – The Auxiliary Forces -- Chapter 6 – Fortress Policy and Strategy -- Chapter 7 – The Great War -- Chapter 8 – Conclusion -- Index.This book explores Belgian state-building through the prism of its army from independence to the First World War. It argues that party-politics, which often ran along geographical, linguistic, and religious lines, prevented both Flemings and Walloons from reconciling their regional identities into a unified concept of Belgian nationalism. Equally, it obstructed the army from satisfactorily preparing to uphold Belgium’s imposed neutrality before 1914. Situated uneasily between the two powerhouses of nineteenth-century Europe, Belgium offers a unique insight into the concepts of citizenship and militarisation in a divided society in the era of fervent nationalism. By examining the composition, experience, and image of the army’s officer corps and rank and file, as well as those of the auxiliary forces, this book shows that although military and civilian society often stood aloof from one another, the army, as a national institution, offered a fleeting glimpse into the dichotomy that was pre-war Belgium.Europe—History—1492-Military historyHistory, ModernSocial historyWorld politicsHistory of Modern Europehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/717080History of Militaryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/721000Modern Historyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/713000Social Historyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/724000Political Historyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911080Europe—History—1492-.Military history.History, Modern.Social history.World politics.History of Modern Europe.History of Military.Modern History.Social History.Political History.355.009493Draper Marioauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1058017BOOK9910299801603321The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War2496484UNINA