Is there a Belgium? (1999)
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Is there a Belgium? (1999)
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#3For those who don't know the author, this essay is by the great, late British historian Tony Judt. He frequently wrote about post-war European history and, as a former Zionist, was a well-known and sometimes controversial critic of Israel.
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#4For those who don't know the author, this essay is by the great, late British historian Tony Judt. He frequently wrote about post-war European history and, as a former Zionist, was a well-known and sometimes controversial critic of Israel.
half-serious: is there ever a 'non-controversial' critic of anything?
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#5For those who don't know the author, this essay is by the great, late British historian Tony Judt. He frequently wrote about post-war European history and, as a former Zionist, was a well-known and sometimes controversial critic of Israel.
half-serious: is there ever a 'non-controversial' critic of anything?
I'm guessing most critics of Hitler are noncontroversial.
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
half-serious: is there ever a 'non-controversial' critic of anything?
I'm guessing most critics of Hitler are noncontroversial.
While true, in general use, calling someone a critic of XYZ tends to imply that there is a (mainstream) constituency that is not critical of XYZ.
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#8Wow there's definitely material here for a board game - play the Socialists, the Catholics or the Liberals, vie for power, influence and wealth! Build your 'pillar' by coalescing local power into regional influence!
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#9Wow there's definitely material here for a board game - play the Socialists, the Catholics or the Liberals, vie for power, influence and wealth! Build your 'pillar' by coalescing local power into regional influence!
That's a great idea. "Belgium: The Board Game". Just be careful with the "Scandals & Corruption" expansion pack, it's pretty NSFW.
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#10For those who don't know the author, this essay is by the great, late British historian Tony Judt. He frequently wrote about post-war European history and, as a former Zionist, was a well-known and sometimes controversial critic of Israel.
For more of Judt's take on how the Flanders/Wallonia split has played out, here is an out-take from Judt's acclaimed survey Postwar:
http://faroutliers.blogspot.com/2007/10/judt-on-belgian-iden...
Anyone at all interested in European history would enjoy his essays and this book. Deep and erudite, yet with an approachable narrative voice.