Burgundian History: a mirror of European venture? Review on De hertog en zijn Staten by Robert Stein

<p>It is ironic that two European scholars decided, almost at the same time, to reconsider the classic question of the formation of ‘the Burgundian State’. Even if Robert Stein did not mention the ideological inspirations for his work, the impact of the European construction arises in a key se...

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Main Author: Élodie Lecuppre-Desjardin
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Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2017-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/10418
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description <p>It is ironic that two European scholars decided, almost at the same time, to reconsider the classic question of the formation of ‘the Burgundian State’. Even if Robert Stein did not mention the ideological inspirations for his work, the impact of the European construction arises in a key sentence about composite monarchies, a concept that lies at the heart of this book: ‘It is impossible to understand its character [i.e. of the Burgundian Union] by looking only at the centre, or at one of the individual parts, like Flanders, for instance, just as it is impossible to grasp the character of the European Union by looking only at Brussels or Portugal or Denmark.’ (‘Het is onmogelijk de eigenheid van de Bourgondische unie te begrijpen door uitsluitend naar het centrum te kijken, of naar een van de individuele delen, zoals het onmogelijk is het karakter van de Europese unie te doorgronden door alleen naar Brussel, of naar bijvoorbeeld Portugal of Denemarken te kijken’) (p.19; p.13 in the English translation).</p><p> </p><p>This article is part of the <a href="/592/volume/132/issue/4/">discussion forum</a> 'Constructing and Deconstructing the ‘State’: the Case of the Low Countries'.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-b99f6dba282e4b7da2d6e2c8710c13c22022-12-22T04:06:45Zengopenjournals.nlBMGN: Low Countries Historical Review0165-05052211-28982017-12-011324808410.18352/bmgn-lchr.1041810042Burgundian History: a mirror of European venture? Review on De hertog en zijn Staten by Robert SteinÉlodie Lecuppre-Desjardin<p>It is ironic that two European scholars decided, almost at the same time, to reconsider the classic question of the formation of ‘the Burgundian State’. Even if Robert Stein did not mention the ideological inspirations for his work, the impact of the European construction arises in a key sentence about composite monarchies, a concept that lies at the heart of this book: ‘It is impossible to understand its character [i.e. of the Burgundian Union] by looking only at the centre, or at one of the individual parts, like Flanders, for instance, just as it is impossible to grasp the character of the European Union by looking only at Brussels or Portugal or Denmark.’ (‘Het is onmogelijk de eigenheid van de Bourgondische unie te begrijpen door uitsluitend naar het centrum te kijken, of naar een van de individuele delen, zoals het onmogelijk is het karakter van de Europese unie te doorgronden door alleen naar Brussel, of naar bijvoorbeeld Portugal of Denemarken te kijken’) (p.19; p.13 in the English translation).</p><p> </p><p>This article is part of the <a href="/592/volume/132/issue/4/">discussion forum</a> 'Constructing and Deconstructing the ‘State’: the Case of the Low Countries'.</p>https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/10418HistoryLow CountriesNetherlandsBelgiumBurgundian Union
spellingShingle Élodie Lecuppre-Desjardin
Burgundian History: a mirror of European venture? Review on De hertog en zijn Staten by Robert Stein
BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
History
Low Countries
Netherlands
Belgium
Burgundian Union
title Burgundian History: a mirror of European venture? Review on De hertog en zijn Staten by Robert Stein
title_full Burgundian History: a mirror of European venture? Review on De hertog en zijn Staten by Robert Stein
title_fullStr Burgundian History: a mirror of European venture? Review on De hertog en zijn Staten by Robert Stein
title_full_unstemmed Burgundian History: a mirror of European venture? Review on De hertog en zijn Staten by Robert Stein
title_short Burgundian History: a mirror of European venture? Review on De hertog en zijn Staten by Robert Stein
title_sort burgundian history a mirror of european venture review on de hertog en zijn staten by robert stein
topic History
Low Countries
Netherlands
Belgium
Burgundian Union
url https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/10418
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