10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW COUNTRIES»
Discover the use of
Low Countries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Low Countries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of the
Low Countries
Why the stunning reversal of fortunes? In this volume thirteen prominent scholars reexamine the French debacle of 1940 in interwar perspectives, utilizing fresh analysis, original approaches, and new sources.
J. C. H. Blom, Emiel Lamberts, 2006
2
The Cinema of the
Low Countries
This volume examines and synthesizes their history through each of its integral phases: the complex and elaborate societies that emerged and flourished in the Pre-Columbian period; the triple curse of disease, economic dependency, and ...
3
Erasmus of the
Low Countries
"Tracy's 'life and times' approach results in a considerably deeper understanding on the part of the reader of what sparked Erasmus's works, and of their intent.
4
A History of the
Low Countries
This successful text remains the sole historical survey of the Benelux area to be written in English. Arblaster describes the full sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman frontier provinces to the present day.
5
Early Modern Women in the
Low Countries: Feminizing Sources ...
Employing an innovative range of materials from written sources to artworks, material objects, heritage sites and urban precincts, and combining historical, historiographical, museological, and touristic analysis, this study investigates ...
Professor Susan Broomhall, Dr Jennifer Spinks, 2013
6
Late Medieval Mysticism of the
Low Countries
This book contains translations and introductions to some of the major representatives of the spiritual tradition of the Low Countries from ca. 1350 onwards.
Rik Van Nieuwenhove, Rob Faesen, H. Rolfson, 2008
7
A Literary History of the
Low Countries
An authoritative volume that is the first literary history of the Netherlands and Flanders in English since the 1970s
8
Cities of Ladies: Beguine Communities in the Medieval
Low ...
"The definitive study. . . . A learned, lively, and highly readable book, now the essential introduction to the subject."—Choice
9
Craft Guilds in the Early Modern
Low Countries: Work, Power ...
The essays in this volume shed new light on the corporate system of guilds in the Low Countries, identifying its various features and regional variances.
10
Women's Writing from the
Low Countries 1200-1875: A ...
This book provides a welcome English translation of a marvelous anthology of women's religious and secular writing, stretching from the visions of the late medieval mystics through the prison testaments of sixteenth-century Anabaptist ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW COUNTRIES»
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Low Countries is used in the context of the following news items.
Europe focuses export on German pear market
The rain showers that fell in the Low Countries in the past weeks, were received with open arms: "The rain that fell was worth its weight in gold ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
Tank Battle: Blitzkrieg
On 10th May 1940 the Battle of France began after the German army entered the low countries of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. «iOSnoops, Jul 15»
'Testament of Youth' looks back with sorrow at World War I
That feeling of oppressive sadness, of colossal waste on the battlefields of France and the Low Countries, lifts “Testament of Youth” above the ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
TV historian at Festival event
Hals, Rembrandt, Vermeer – all suffered their own personal “booms and busts” the way that the Low Countries did, either through war and ... «Lynn News, Jul 15»
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Lincolnshire is indeed one of England's bigger counties, much of it looking straight out to the North Sea and the Low Countries. There's lots ... «Radio Survivor, Jul 15»
Curiouser and Curiouser: The World's Most Unusual and Beautiful …
What sets these curious maps apart (with the exception of the “Leo” maps of the Low Countries and a couple of others that caught mainstream ... «Atlas Obscura, Jul 15»
Sea Sunday: 11 famous ships of Hull and East Yorkshire
The Norland had a long career as a North Sea Ferry plying between Hull and the Low Countries, but her finest hour came during the 1982 ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
When the UK was bombed nightly for eight months in a row
Then in spring 1940 the Germans invaded France and the Low Countries. Later in the summer the German air force, the Luftwaffe, tried to gain ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Why is Chris Froome wearing a nose ring at the Tour de France?
Team Sky's leader has been riding around the Low Countries and northern France with a piece of plastic stuck in his nose. It's no accident ... «Cycling Weekly, Jul 15»
10 July 1940: the Vichy regime is established in France
Not only did they invade the Low Countries and force the British to evacuate, they also forced the French to agree an armistice. This allowed ... «MoneyWeek, Jul 15»
