International Solidarity in the Low Countries during the Twentieth Century: New Perspectives and Themes

Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2020

International Solidarity in the Low Countries during the Twentieth Century

New Perspectives and Themes

Edited by: Kim Christiaens , John Nieuwenhuys and Charel Roemer

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110639346

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During the 20th century, a variety of social movements and civil society groups stepped into the arena of international politics. This volume collects innovative research on international solidarity movements in Belgium and the Netherlands, and places these movements prominently in debates about the history of globalization, transnational activism, and international politics.

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Kim Christiaens, KADOC – KU Leuven; John Nieuwenhuys/Charel Roemer, Université libre de Bruxelles.

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Introduction The Power, Borders and Legacies of International Solidarity in the Low Countries Kim Christiaens, John Nieuwenhuys and Charel Roemer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. A Revolutionary Robin Hood Max Hölz (1889–1933) and the Dutch Communist Movement Wouter Linmans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Chapter 2. Mobilizing Internationalism The Dutch League of Nations Union (1919–1932) Eleni Braat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Chapter 3. Mains libres vs Internationalism The Belgian Workers’ Party’s Internationalist Solidarity with Republican Spain in Times of National Withdrawal Nicolas Lépine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 4. “23a Paradise,” a Dutch “Salon” in North London Rosey E. Pool’s Promotion of African American Poetry (1950s– 1960s) Lonneke Geerlings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Chapter 5. Human Rights for Spain Anti-Francoism in Belgium, Between Old and New Forms of Protest (1960s–1970s) Víctor Fernández Soriano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Chapter 6. Forgotten Friends and Allies Belgian Social Movements and Communist Europe (1960s–1990s) Kim Christiaens and Jos Claeys Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Chapter 7. Hooligans Without Borders Transnational Perspectives on the Dutch Anti-Vietnam War Movement (1965–1975) Rimko van der Maar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter 8. Insurrection in the Schools The Dutch Critical Teachers as Part of a Transnational Solidarity Movement (1969–1973) Wim de Jong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Chapter 9. Connecting People, Generating Concern Early Belgian Solidarity with the Liberation Struggle in South Africa and the Portuguese Colonies Charel Roemer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Chapter 10. Belgium’s Wider Peace Front? Isabelle Blume, the Peace Movement and the Issue of the Middle East (1950s–1970s) John Nieuwenhuys Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Chapter 11. Dutch Unions’ Solidarity with the Third World (1950s–1970s) Reappraising Transnational Solidarity as an Entangled History of Globalization Peter van Dam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Chapter 12. Divided by a Common Language Flemish and Dutch Engagements with Apartheid in South Africa Wouter Goedertier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Chapter 13. Solidarity or Indifference? Polish Migrants in Belgium and Solidarność Idesbald Goddeeris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
About the authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
Index of Persons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Audience: Academics in modern history (20th century), social history, history of the Low Countries.
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 407
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 17
- Coloured Illustrations: 13

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Published: October 12, 2020
ISBN: 9783110639346

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Published: October 12, 2020
ISBN: 9783110634310