The Belgians

The Belgians
Title The Belgians PDF eBook
Author Palais des beaux-arts (Brussels, Belgium)
Publisher Hatje Cantz Verlag
Pages 0
Release 2015
Genre Fashion
ISBN 9783775740319

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Surreal, avant-garde and explicit are three keywords that are commonly associated with Belgian fashion. This exhibition catalogue gives a unique historic overview of Belgian fashion, starting with the legendary Antwerp Six--including Dries van Noten, Walter Van Beirendonck and Ann Demeulemeester--and leading up to the individualistic creations of Martin Margiela, A.F. Vandevorst and Raf Simons. The catalogue also highlights the work of several influential players in various fashion and art disciplines. Additionally, it touches upon the importance of the fashion academies, especially the Antwerp Academy and La Cambre in Brussels, and documents emerging talent such as Jean-Paul Lespagnard and Christian Wijnants.

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Belgians

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Belgians
Title The Xenophobe's Guide to the Belgians PDF eBook
Author Antony Mason
Publisher Oval Projects
Pages 74
Release 2009-04-24
Genre Humor
ISBN 1908120096

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A guide to understanding the Belgians, best known for their fine chocolate, which reveals a humorous and insightful view of the people.

The Belgians in Ontario

The Belgians in Ontario
Title The Belgians in Ontario PDF eBook
Author Joan Magee
Publisher Dundurn
Pages 273
Release 1987-01-10
Genre History
ISBN 1550020145

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The Belgians in Ontario chronicles more than 300 years of Belgian presence in Ontario, beginning with Father Louis Hennepin, the Recollet missionary who accompanied La Salle on his explorations. This book examines the contributions of the Belgian community in a diverse range of activities including agriculture, sports, and the arts. Magee offers a detailed analysis of reasons and methods of immigration (including a study of the pioneering agricultural labourers who participated in the swallow migration). Of special interest to students of social and ethnic studies is the extensive survey of Belgian Canadians, reflecting their attitudes and experiences. Lavishly illustrated with more than 50 rare photographs culled from private and public collections, The Belgians in Ontario is a visually-interesting look at the many contributions of a determined people.

Outrageous Fortune

Outrageous Fortune
Title Outrageous Fortune PDF eBook
Author Roger Keyes
Publisher London : Secker & Warburg
Pages 568
Release 1984
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN

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"Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French) or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel (Dutch) or Leopold Philipp Karl Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel (German); 3 November 1901? 25 September 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of the heir apparent, his son Baudouin."--Wikipedia.

Wellington's Hidden Heroes

Wellington's Hidden Heroes
Title Wellington's Hidden Heroes PDF eBook
Author Veronica Baker-Smith
Publisher Casemate
Pages 217
Release 2015-10-19
Genre History
ISBN 1612003338

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“An excellent account of the contribution of the newly formed (and short-lived) United Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Allied victory” (HistoryOfWar.org). The Dutch-Belgians have been variously described as inexperienced, incompetent, and cowardly, a rogue element in the otherwise disciplined Allied Army. It is only now being tentatively acknowledged that they alone saved Wellington from disaster at Quatre Bras. He had committed a strategic error in that, as Napoleon advanced, his own troops were scattered over a hundred kilometers of southern Belgium. Outnumbered three to one, the Netherlanders gave him time to concentrate his forces and save Brussels from French occupation. At Waterloo itself, on at least three occasions when the fate of the battle “hung upon the cusp,” their engagement with the enemy aided British recovery. Their commander—the Prince of Orange—has been viciously described as an arrogant fool, “a disaster waiting to happen,” and even a dangerous lunatic. According to the assessment of Wellington himself, he was a reliable and courageous subordinate. This book reveals a new dimension of the famous campaign and includes many unseen illustrations. For the first time, a full assessment is made of the challenge which Willem I faced as king of a country hastily cobbled together by the Congress of Vienna, and of his achievement in assembling, equipping, and training 30,000 men from scratch in eighteen months. “An extraordinary and impressively researched, written, organized and presented history that sheds considerable new light on one of the most influential battles of 19th century Europe.” —Midwest Book Review “A fascinating read.” —Military Heritage

Belgians in Michigan

Belgians in Michigan
Title Belgians in Michigan PDF eBook
Author Bernard A. Cook
Publisher Discovering the Peoples of Mic
Pages 124
Release 2007-11-08
Genre History
ISBN

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At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Michigan was home to the second-largest Belgian population in the United States, and Detroit had one of the largest Belgian populations in the nation. Belgian-Americans continue to incorporate traditional values with newfound American values, enabling them to forever preserve their heritage.

The United States of Belgium

The United States of Belgium
Title The United States of Belgium PDF eBook
Author Jane Judge
Publisher Leuven University Press
Pages 311
Release 2018-10-24
Genre History
ISBN 9462701571

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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.