A Throne in Brussels: Britain, the Saxe-Coburgs and the Belgianisation of EuropeImprint Academic, 2005 - 384 pages Paul Belien argues that the pan-European super-state currently in the making will resemble a 'Greater Belgium' rather than a 'Greater Switzerland', since Europe will also be an artificial construct. Belgium has infected EU political attitudes and acts as a model for the EU -- a failed attempt to'construct a nation' out of different peoples with separate languages and traditions. To learn what the EU as a single state might be like, take up this highly readable mix of history, analysis and warning. You'll never feel the same about Belgium or Europe again. |
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The Fox Hunter 18321865 | 47 |
The Cruel Pharaoh of the Congo 18651909 | 74 |
Reluctant Ally 19091934 | 129 |
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