| Flanders: A Cultural History Contributor(s): de Vries, Andre (Author) |
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ISBN: 019531493X ISBN-13: 9780195314939 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $53.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2007 Annotation: Andre de Vries explores the varied landmarks of Flanders, both rural and urban, to reveal this region's unique character. Considering great cities such as Ghent, Antwerp, and Bruges, he traces the development of a civic culture based on both trade and ideas, in which religion and language play a vital part. Looking too at the Flemish countryside, he explains the role of festivals and folk culture, gluttony and pleasure, in the survival of a strongly local identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - France - History | Historical Geography |
| Dewey: 949.31 |
| LCCN: 2007001936 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.34" W x 8.29" (1.05 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Benelux - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: André de Vries explores the varied landmarks of Flanders, both rural and urban, to reveal this region's unique character. Considering great cities such as Ghent, Antwerp, and Bruges, he traces the development of a civic culture based on both trade and ideas, in which religion and language play a vital part. Looking too at the Flemish countryside, he explains the role of festivals and folk culture, gluttony and pleasure, in the survival of a strongly local identity. |