{"product_id":"the-united-states-of-belgium-the-story-of-the-first-belgian-revolution-9789462701571","title":"The United States of Belgium: The Story of the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.  This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudge heeft dus een zeer noodzakelijk werk geschreven om de puntjes op de i te zetten: dat het gebied “België” reeds voor 1830 politieke en economische tendensen naar unificatie vertoonde, en dat reeds onder het Oostenrijks bewind gestreden werd om de politieke ziel van ons land. Een fantastisch werk met vele nieuwe inzichten.\u003c\/i\u003eAktief, 2019, nr 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe book provides a profound analysis of the rich sources surrounding the pivotal events in Belgium at a time when Europe was swept by a revolutionary spirit. [...] the clear presentation of the source material, in combination with the images and the excellent writing style, makes it an insightful read for anybody interested in these events in the history of Belgium.\u003c\/i\u003eBart Verheijen, \u003ci\u003eBMGN - Low Countries Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 135(2). DOI: http:\/\/doi.org\/10.18352\/bmgn-lchr.10829\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOREWORD \u003c\/b\u003e by Prof. dr. Johan Verberckmoes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FIRST BELGIAN REVOLUTION\u003c\/b\u003e Belgian History The Story in an “Age of (National) Revolution” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSETTING THE STAGE: THE CONTEXT OF THE BELGIAN PROVINCES AND JOSEPH II’S REFORMS \u003c\/b\u003e The Habsburg Empire and the Belgian Provinces Joseph’s Motives and His Reforms \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRST STIRRINGS OF REVOLUTION: RESISTANCE TO JOSEPH II’S REFORMS \u003c\/b\u003e The General Seminary Codifying Resistance Provincial Unity: The Vienna Delegation and an Increase in Violence \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOR HEARTH AND HOME: FOMENTING REVOLT IN THE BELGIAN PROVINCES \u003c\/b\u003e The Breda Committee Pro Aris et Focis \u003cbr\u003e Melding the Committees \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIVE LES PATRIOTES: THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE \u003c\/b\u003e Armed Conflict A “National” Triumph \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“THE FORMER DUKE”: DECLARING INDEPENDENCE\u003c\/b\u003e Declaring Independence in the Eighteenth Century Belgians Declare Independence \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCREATING A STATE: STRENGTH IN UNION OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END?\u003c\/b\u003e The Creation of the United States of Belgium Troubles From Within \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVOLUTIONARY DISSENT: DEBATING A BELGIAN NATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“ESPERANCES FALLACIEUSES:” THE END OF THE UNITED STATES OF BELGIUM \u003c\/b\u003e Austrian Rhetoric and Generosity European Diplomacy Belgian Reactions: Inaction, Obstinacy, and Defeat \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEPILOGUE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eILLUSTRATION CREDITS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eINDEX \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leuven University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047163724119,"sku":"9789462701571","price":44.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-united-states-of-belgium-the-story-of-the-first-belgian-revolution-9789462701571","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}