The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War
Title | The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to the Great War |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2000 |
Authors | Draper, Mario |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
City | London |
Abstract | Mario Draper explores Belgian state-building through the prism of its army from independence to the First World War. He 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. The monograph 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. [WorldCat] |
URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70386-2 |
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