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

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London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.
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1 online resource
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Hermans, Theo, Vos, Louis, 1945-, and Wils, Lode
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: A Brief History of the Flemish Movement; PART I: Towards 1830: A French-Speaking Belgian State?; 1 Sketches of the History of the Austrian Netherlands, with Remarks on the Constitution, Commerce, Arts and General State of these Provinces (1786); 2 Treatise on the Neglect of the Mother-Tongue in the Low Countries (1788), 3 'Brief remarks on the question: Can the use of the French Language be considered Advantageous in the Netherlands, both in Legislative Matters and with regard to Morality and Religion?' (1815)4 The Harmful Effects of the Indifference of Flemings and Brabanters to their Native Tongue, and Why they must Cultivate it (1817); 5 'Ode to the Belgians' (1818); 6 'Introduction' to the Treatise on Dutch Language and Literature, with regard to the Southern Provinces of the Netherlands (1819-24); 7 Decree of 16 November 1830; PART II: 1830-82: The growth of a Patriotic Flemish Movement., 8 Observations on the Neglect of the Dutch Language (1832)9 'Preface' to Reynard the Fox (1834); 10 'Foreword' to The Lion of Flanders (1838); 11 Petition to the House of Representatives (1840); 12 Address to the Society 'Time and Devotion' (c. 1840); 13 Speech delivered at the Flemish Festival (1841); 14 Flemish Movement: Declaration of Fundamental Principles, Presented by the Defenders of the Netherlandish People's Rights to their Fellow Countrymen (1847); 15 Present-Day Belgium (Liberals, Catholics and Flemish Movement), Judged by a Dutchman (1847); 16 Citizen's Rights (1851), 17 Public Statement by the Netherlandish Association for the Arts, on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Sovereign's Accession (1856)18 Report of the Commission established ... to Investigate and Recommend to the Government Appropriate Measures to Ensure the Development of Dutch Literature and Regulate the Use of the Dutch Language in relation to Various Government Departments' (1859); 19 'Preface' to The Year 30, vol. 1, no. 1 (1864); 20 Call for a Convention in Ghent (1866); 21 'Introduction' to A Brief Statistical Description of Belgium (1865-9); 22 'Psalm' (1879), and 23 'Preface' to Gudrun (1879)24 Manifesto of the Flemish Freethinkers' Association (1880); PART III: 1882-1914: The Alliance with Christian Democracy; 25 Intervention in the Belgian Parliament (1883); 26 Manifesto of the Walloon League of St Gilles (1886); 27 'Language and Knowledge' (1895); 28 'Critique of the Flemish Movement' (1896); 29 'The Flemish University and Flemish Life' (1907); 30 'The Heart of the Flemish Movement' (1908); 31 Open Letter to the King, Concerning the Separation of Flanders and Wallonia (1912)
Summary
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.
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9781474241441 (electronic bk.)
1474241441 (electronic bk.)
9781474241434
1474241433
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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