The Intellectual Origins of the Belgian Revolution

Name: The Intellectual Origins of the Belgian Revolution
Brand: Springer International Publishing
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By Stefaan Marteel

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This book explores the political ideas of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, which led to the break-up of the Restoration state of the 'united' Kingdom of the Netherlands. It uncovers the origins of liberalism and political Catholicism in the Southern Netherlands in the wake of the French Revolution, and traces the development of political language in the context of the tensions between the Northern and Southern part of the united Netherlands. It shows how differences in 'Dutch' and 'Belgian' political and intellectual history resulted in different understandings of essential political concepts such as 'sovereignty' and 'balance of powers', as well as of the nature of the constitutional order of 1815. Finally, it traces the emergence of Belgian nationalism within the discourse of opposition against the government. Stefaan Marteel therefore provides a fresh perspective on the intellectual background of the rise of the nation-state in the nineteenth century.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 328
Release Date:: 2019-01-10
Publication Date:: 2019-01-10
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 3030077683
ISBN13:: 9783030077686
Weight:: 426 g
Height:: 148 cm
Width:: 210 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

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