Culture, Identity and Nationalism: French Flanders in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781843838395)

This study examines the evolution of national and regional, cultural and political identities in that northern region of France which borders Belgium, over the two centuries which followed the French Revolution. During that time the region was transformed by the development of the industrial economy, population shifts, war and occupation, and numerous changes of political regime. Through an analysis of a wide range of issues, including language, regional and national political movements, educational policy, attitudes towards immigrants and the border, the press, trade unions, and the church - as well as the attitude of the French State - the author questions traditional interpretations of the process of national assimilation in France.

Author: Timothy Baycroft
ISBN-10: 1843838397
ISBN-13: 9781843838395
Publisher: Boydell Press
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2013
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d