附註:Includes bibliographical references and (pages 187-192) index.
The beginning -- The struggle with France -- The Burgundian period -- Four cities and a Begijnhof (Beguinage) -- The Spanish Netherlands -- The Austrian Netherlands -- The French Revolution and Napoleon -- Union with the Netherlands -- Revolution and independence -- The kingdom of Belgium -- Industry and workers -- From mid-century to the First World War -- World War I -- Between the wars -- World War II -- Belgium since 1945 -- Kings, prime ministers, and governments -- Leuven.
摘要:"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."--Jacket.
