The everyday nationalism of workers : a social history of modern Belgium /

Ginderachter, Maarten Van,

The everyday nationalism of workers : a social history of modern Belgium / Maarten Van Ginderachter. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (viii, 265 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : workers into Belgians, Flemings, and Walloons -- A socialist pillar of a hyper-liberal state -- Voting the nation -- Nationalist celebrations and mass entertainment -- An anti-militaristic state in militaristic times -- The royal and colonial paradox -- Schooling the nation -- Encounters with the Belgian flag and the national anthem -- Proletarian tweets -- Language, the Flemish movement, and the nation -- Epilogue : the First World War.



9781503609709


Parti ouvrier belge--History.


Nationalism--History.--Belgium
Working class--Political activity--History.--Belgium
Ethnicity--Political aspects--History.--Belgium


Electronic Books.

DH491 / .E947 2019