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Belgium has recently come to the attention to global strategic planners.This report puts these executives on the fast track.Ten chapters provide: an overview of how to strategically access this important market, a discussion on economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources).Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given. ... Read more

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A discussion of Belgian culture requires discussing boththose aspects of cultural life shared by all or most of theBelgians, regardless of what language they speak, and also,the differences between the main cultural communities, theFlemish people from Flanders and Brussels and the French- speakers from Brussels and Wallonia. Most Belgians tend toview their culture as an integral part of European cultureor Western culture nevertheless, both main communities tendto make their thousands of individual and collectivecultural choices mainly from within their own community, andthen, when going beyond, the Flemish draw intensively fromboth the English-speaking culture and the Netherlands,whereas French-speakers focus on cultural life in Paris andelsewhere in the French-speaking world and less outside. Atruly scientific discussion would also include discussion ofthe different cultures of Belgian ethnic minorities such asthe Jews who have formed a remarkable component of Flemishculture in particular that of Antwerp for over five hundredyears ... Read more

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An important look at Belgium at the end of the 20th Century!! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Now English-speaking readers can gain new access to valuable information on homosexuality and homosociality written by French-speaking scholars and researchers. Gay Studies From the French Cultures contains work taken from symposia held by the Research and Study Group on Homosociality and Homosexualities (GREH) in France over the past several years. GREH, founded by Mendès-Leite in 1986, is a forum and university network designed to open and enrich debate and interdisciplinary research on homosociality, homosexuality, and lesbianism.

The chapters, all translated from their original French, represent a mosaic of scholars from Brazil, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Canada, as well as France, giving readers a broad perspective on the subject. Although authors share cultural roots and connections through GREH, the book contains a deliberate disparity of topics and points of view from French-speaking persons in the western hemisphere, seeking to heighten understanding through diversity.

The book is divided into three parts: Theoretical Background, Lesbian History and Commentary, and Gay Male History and Commentary. Some of the various topics discussed include:

• theoretical background on sexualities and gender studies
• gay and lesbian history
• homosexuality and AIDS
• nineteenth century's French gay and lesbian history
• sociology of Brazilian homosexualities
• French-spoken Canadian history on sexualities
• historiographies
  
  An enlightening volume, Gay Studies From the French Cultures provides a bridge between English-language and Francophone research on homosexuality, increasing the knowledge, awareness, and understanding of a whole new group of readers.

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Devour Saisons
If you love Belgian beer, this is the ultimate porn: glossy, leering shots of trappist beers, breathless accounts of spontaneously fermenting lambics...all impressively put together on quality paper etc. A great gift for beergeek friends and other Belgophiles. ... Read more

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This study offers a comprehensive overview of the changes- demographic, social, economic and cultural-that have occurred in Belgium's Turkish and Moroccean populations since their arrival in the 1960s. ... Read more