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Originally published in 1921. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1848 edition by T. and W. Boone, London. ... Read more

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This volume focuses on the importance of historical enquiry for the appreciation of philosophical problems concerning mathematics. It contains a well-balanced mixture of contributions by internationally established experts, such as Jeremy Gray and Jens Hoyrup; upcoming scholars, such as Erich Reck and Dirk Schlimm; and young, promising researchers at the beginning of their careers. The book is situated within a relatively new and broadly naturalistic tradition in the philosophy of mathematics. In this alternative philosophical current, which has been dramatically growing in importance in the last few decades, unlike in the traditional schools, proper attention is paid to scientific practices as informing for philosophical accounts. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: The University of Chicago Press in 1915 in 204 pages; Subjects: Belgium; History / Europe / Western; History / Military / World War I; Travel / Europe / Benelux Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg); ... Read more

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Fields of War receives second national book award! Fields of War: Fifty Key Battlefields in France and Belgium received Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award 2010 -First Place in the travel catagory. Earlier it was named a Best Books Award Finalist by USA Book News.
Fields of War is a unique and practical travel guide dedicated to bringing visitors to the sites of important historical events. It presents fifty battlefields that are within a short driving distance of Paris or Calais. Each battlefield description contains a brief historical overview and a tour of the major surviving landmarks and, in many cases, artifacts of the actual engagements. The tour routes are designed to be interesting and easy to follow with complete driving instructions. Extensively illustrated by sixty-five maps as well as forty-eight pages of historical and contemporary photographs, the book presents battlefield sites selected and organized to offer an enjoyable touring experience. It is an invaluable introduction to battles ranging from the medieval period to modern times. ... Read more

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This is a lavishly illustrated survey of the J. Paul Getty's collection of illuminated manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands. During the Middle Ages, the region now occupied by Belgium and Netherlands flourished economically and artistically. While widely known as the era of Jan van Eyck - the master oil painter - the 15th and 16th centuries also witnessed the greatest flowering of the art of illumination anywhere in Europe. The region's colourful, naturalistically painted books were eagerly sought after across the continent. "Illuminated Manuscripts of Belgium & the Netherlands" is a magnificently illustrated volume that includes works by the finest and most original artists for the most discerning patrons - "The Prayer Book of Charles the Bold", illuminated by Lievin van Lathem for the Duke of Burgundy, 1469; "The Visions of Tondal" by Simon Marmion for Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, 1475; "The Spinola Hours", 1510-20, considered to be one of the most important Flemish manuscripts of the 16th century; and "The Brandenburg Prayer Book", illuminated by Simon Bening for Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, 1525-30. ... Read more

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The Fragility of Law examines the ways in which, during the Second World War, the Belgian government and judicial structure became implicated in the identification, exclusion and killing of its Jewish residents, and in the theft - through Aryanization - of Jewish property.

David Fraser demonstrates how a series of political and legal compromises meant that the infrastructure for antisemitic persecutions and ultimately the deaths of thousands of Belgian Jews was Belgian.

Based on extensive archival research in Belgium, France, the United States and Israel, The Fragility of Law offers the first detailed exploration in English of this intriguing and virtually unexplored episode of Holocaust history. Belgian legal officials did not hesitate to invoke the provisions of international law found in the Hague Convention and those guarantees of individual freedom found in the national Constitution to oppose the demands of the German Occupying Authority. However, they remained largely silent when anti-Jewish persecution was at stake. Indeed, despite the 2007 official report of expert historians on Belgian state collaboration in the persecution of the country’s Jewish population, the mythology of "passive collaboration" which has dominated Belgian historiography and accounts of the Holocaust in that country, must be radically rethought.

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Publisher: [s.l. : s.n.Subjects: Commission for Relief in BelgiumNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Professor Emile Leon Cammaerts (1878-1953) was a Belgian poet. He moved to England in 1908. Aside from his own writings, he engaged in translations of John Ruskin and G. K. Chesterton. His most important work was his 1935 biography of King Albert. He became Professor of Belgian Studies at the University of London in 1933, and his papers are held there in Senate House Library. He married the theatrical actress Tita Brand (daughter of the singer Marie Brema), with whom he had six children, one of them Francis Cammaerts. His works include: Belgian Poems (1915), Belgium: From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day (1921), The Poetry of Nonsense (1925), Discoveries in England (1930), Rubens: Painter and Diplomat (1932), Albert of Belgium: Defender of Right (1935), Upon This Rock (1943) and The Flower of Grass (1945). ... Read more

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The Belgica expedition to Antarctica returned with an important scientific harvest and a complete annual cycle of observations. A century later, this book tries to enlighten some aspects of this expedition and commemorates its participants by looking back to their achievements and the great influence they had on subsequent Antarctic research and exploration. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (3)

Social History at its finest
A fascinating look at the events and social milieu in the months leading up the Battle of Waterloo.Delightfully readable but doesn't shortchange historical fact, and makes excellent use of period letters and accounts of eyewitnesses.Very highly recommended!

Dancing with Foulkes
Well, this is a waste.
The author fails the reader in every possible way:
Poorly researched, biased, randomly selected statements uncritically collected to fabricate a book.
It seems that the issue at hand is too tempting to some, so they write, even if they have nothing to say.
Mr. Foulkes, even if you are a fashion reporter usually occupied with 'dandy-ism' and claiming that this book wasn't meant for crack-historians, its immoral to mislead the public and to grossly omit the results and disputes of 200 years of controversial history. Stick to issues of dandy-ism and do not take people's money for nothing.
It was Plini the elder who said: Even in the most horrendous book one might find a valuable sentence. I was looking for that, I couldn't find it.

Highly entertaining story of Waterloo
If you are interested in the story of Waterloo, and the famous personalities that are attached to this historically important battle, then you will certainly enjoy this book.It's not a work of military history - indeed the battle scenes are short and sharp and not at all strategically outlined - instead this is a work of social history - readable, entertaining and not densely academic.

The book revolves around the small but interesting coterie of British ex-pats who moved to Brussels after Napoleon was finally defeated at Toulouse and then incarcerated on Elba.They moved for various reasons, most particularly to economise.We meet aristocrats like the weak Duke of Richmond and his socially ambitious wife, a branch of the Capel family - impoverished and looking to rusticate for a while on the continent, the curious gossipy MP Thomas Creevey to name but a few.Wellington, of course, is the main mover and shaker as he arrives from Vienna to take control of a disparate and mainly unready Army with a view of finally getting rid of the resurgent Napoleon.

The Duchess of Richmond's famous ball on the night of 15 June is the focal point of the book - and it's a story familiar to readers of fact and fiction.The news of the fighting at Charleroi started coming in as the aristocratic British officers are dancing at the ball.The ball broke up in a hurry as the officers made haste to return to their regiments.It really is one of the most romantic stories (the officers who died in their dancing shoes, having not had time to change) but there is an undercurrent of incipient tragedy as the night unfolded.

Foulkes also tells us about ordinary soldiers who fought and died on 18 June, giving us background on their lives before that infamous day.He uses Sgt John Shaw - a famous pugilist and drunkard as a metaphor for the confusion about the battle - was he a hero or was he simply out of his mind with drink when he left his unit to take on 10 French cuirassiers?Foulkes contrasts him with the metaphor of Wellington during the days before and after the battle - a hardened soldier, brilliant strategist, womaniser, self-contained but weeping in the aftermath of Waterloo though fully aware of his achievement.A man who became a national hero, not displaced until Churchill, but nevertheless a man who left an Army that did not change thus setting up the debacle of the Crimean War.

The author draws on diaries and other sources well known to students of the era and the battle and he has entertained me with a cracking good read.He gives a very good picture of what it was like to be in Brussels and hear the booming of the cannons in the distance, seeing the injured return in agony and tatters days after the that picnics, balls and reviews were the focus of attention.We learn about the hangers-on, the women left behind and the battlefield scavengers.Uxbridge (and the famous amputation of his leg) and Raglan (of Crimean fame) and the various other young and aristocratic ADCs who formed Wellington's "family" come to life for us.

I recommend this book to anyone interested in the period - either from a military or social point of view.It's highly entertaining and well illustrated.
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Belgium has perhaps been overshadowed by the doings of its powerful neighbors in Western Europe: France, Germany, and The Netherlands. Nevertheless, Belgium is an important point of cultural contact, straddling as it does a major linguistic and cultural divide. Additionally, with its important and proactive role in the European Union, and the increasing tensions within the state, Belgium and Belgian culture cannot remain in the shadows of the larger European states. Robert Stallaerts's "Historical Dictionary of Belgium" is an important and useful work for scholars of Belgium and of Western Europe. In it he presents a broad overview of the many, sometimes contradictory trends and currents in Belgian culture. The "Dictionary" presents Belgium as it has been and as it is. The dictionary itself highlights the most significant persons, parties, and organizations, describes the political and social institutions, and touches on Belgian economy and culture. The thorough dictionary is bolstered by an extensive chronology, a broad introduction, and a comprehensive bibliography. Of special interest to historians, political scientists, and travelers, this ready reference is an essential tool for any collection. ... Read more

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This history of Belgium and the Netherlands is the first major study in English to treat them as nations in their own right, while placing them in a wider European and world context. ... Read more

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Brillant.
Mr. Kossmans technique of comparing and contrasting The Netherlands and Belgium in dual contrasting chapters is brilliant. The reader will gain understanding a better understanding of these countries which share asimilar culture and history, yet are so different. ... Read more

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Brussels deserves better
Brussels is a cool little city with a lot to see and do, and a very interesting history. That's a reaction from having been there, and having read about it elsewhere, not from this book, which was about as dull and leaden as can be imagined. ... Read more