Author: Stefaan Marteel Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319894269 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 317
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This book explores the political ideas of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, which led to the break-up of the Restoration state of the ‘united’ Kingdom of the Netherlands. It uncovers the origins of liberalism and political Catholicism in the Southern Netherlands in the wake of the French Revolution, and traces the development of political language in the context of the tensions between the Northern and Southern part of the united Netherlands. It shows how differences in ‘Dutch’ and ‘Belgian’ political and intellectual history resulted in different understandings of essential political concepts such as ‘sovereignty’ and ‘balance of powers’, as well as of the nature of the constitutional order of 1815. Finally, it traces the emergence of Belgian nationalism within the discourse of opposition against the government. Stefaan Marteel therefore provides a fresh perspective on the intellectual background of the rise of the nation-state in the nineteenth century.
Author: Jane Judge Publisher: Leuven University Press ISBN: 9462701571 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 311
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New and comprehensive insights into the seminal events that shaped Belgian identity In 1790, between the birth of America (1776) and the creation of the French National Assembly (1789), nine provinces nestled between the French and Dutch borders declared themselves a new free and independent country: the United States of Belgium. Before then, the provinces had been part of the vast Austrian Habsburg Empire ruled by Joseph II. In 1789 revolutionaries from Brussels to Ghent to Namur recruited a grass-roots army that, to the surprise of many, successfully chased imperial forces from the majority of the territories. The exhilaration of military triumph and political independence quickly faded as revolutionary factions fought each other and the European monarchies became more nervous in the face of French radicalization. Yet, the course of events had fostered the solidification of a new identity among the provinces’ inhabitants: Belgianness. This is the story of the emergence of Belgianness in the crucible of revolution. The United States of Belgium tells the story of the First Belgian Revolution before the creation of a language barrier between French and Dutch. It incorporates over 50 contemporary images of the revolutionary era.
Author: Counsellor at law Publisher: ISBN: Category : Belgium Languages : en Pages : 420
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This title covers interconnected events in Europe leading to the July Revolution of 1830 in France against the government of King Charles X. The attempt of the ultraroyalists under Charles to return to the Ancien r?gime provoked the opposition of the middle classes, who wanted more voice in the government. The lengthy Belgian Revolution resulted in the secession of the Southern Provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and established an independent Kingdom of Belgium. Poland also had a lengthy history of political upheaval prior to the November Uprising against the Russian Empire.
Author: Brison D. Gooch Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9401504733 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 118
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Adding to the growing body of literature on 1848, this study amplifies the politieal and diplomatie posture of Belgium both before and after the February Revolution. The narrative is based on diplomatie and administrative correspondence, most of it unpublished, and also on the papers of Charles Rogier and Sylvain Van de Weyer, now part of the holdings of Belgium's Archives Generales du Royaume. These materials make possible a more complete account of the Liberal Ministry's first year in offiee, a fuller treatment of the impact of the February Revolution on the Belgian domestie scene, and, for the first time, a detailed tracing of Belgian negotiations with the new Provision al Government and other European powers during the few months just after the fall of Louis Philippe. To my knowledge this is also the first monographie work in English to discuss Belgian problems in 1847 and 1848. * * * * I should like here to record my indebtedness. My greatest obligation is to the Belgian Ameriean Educational Foundation whose support was not only contributory to this study but also led to a major step in my personal intellectual growth. Transportation to Be1gium was once provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and typing of the manuscript was the work of Miss Carolyn Embach of the Uni versity of Oklahoma Faculty Research Committee. Among many archivists and librarians who have readily assisted my efforts, par tieular mention must be made of P.-H.
Author: Stefaan Marteel
Author: Charles Frederick Henningsen
Author: Jane Judge
Author: Charles White
Author: Charles WHITE (Author of “Almack's revisited, ” etc.)
Author: Janet L. Polasky
Author: Pryse Lockhart Gordon
Author: Sylvain Van de Weyer
Author: Counsellor at law
Author: Brison D. Gooch