Self-images of the Low Countries. The Netherlands and Flanders are set in front of a half-transparent mirror: from abroad this region of the North Sea appears as if through a window, but at the same time the two Dutch-speaking areas can see and explore themselves. Mirrors, windows, reflections. How does a Scot living in Brussels see the political situation in Belgium? What does an American historian think of the Netherlands, which has undergone a complete metamorphosis in just a decade? What impression does a foreigner get of the Netherlands if he reads Max Havelaar or Turkish Delight? What is the image of Flanders that emerges from The Sorrow of Belgium and The Legend of Ulenspiegel?
Language
English
Pages
315
Publisher
The Flemish-Netherlands Association Ons Erfdeel vzw
Release
May 20, 2022
TLC 19: The Low Countries: Arts and Society in Flanders and the Netherlands
Self-images of the Low Countries. The Netherlands and Flanders are set in front of a half-transparent mirror: from abroad this region of the North Sea appears as if through a window, but at the same time the two Dutch-speaking areas can see and explore themselves. Mirrors, windows, reflections. How does a Scot living in Brussels see the political situation in Belgium? What does an American historian think of the Netherlands, which has undergone a complete metamorphosis in just a decade? What impression does a foreigner get of the Netherlands if he reads Max Havelaar or Turkish Delight? What is the image of Flanders that emerges from The Sorrow of Belgium and The Legend of Ulenspiegel?
Language
English
Pages
315
Publisher
The Flemish-Netherlands Association Ons Erfdeel vzw