"The nation-state Belgium, born in 1830, and the polities that preceded it since ancient times, have played an important role in European and even global histor

This concise history describes the traditions and transitions that over two thousand years have developed in Belgium in a sense of shared identity, common gover

The small and densely populated nation of Belgium has played an important role in the history of Europe and other continents, especially Africa. It was a pionee

This book offers a comprehensive yet compact history of this surprisingly little-known but fascinating country, from pre-history to the present.

This book explains how and why Belgium, a small but influential European country, was changed through its colonial activities in the Congo, from the first exped