Author’s corner
Roeland Goorts | War, State, and Society in Liège. How a Small State of the Holy Roman Empire survived the Nine Year’s War (1688-1697)
15th March, 2019 in Author’s corner
“Especially nowadays it is important to study the complicated equilibrium of a European small state that often involved political negotiations and the influence a local elite maintained to a large extent.” In War, State, and Society in Liège Roe…
Martin Kohlrausch | Brokers of Modernity. East Central Europe and the Rise of Modernist Architects, 1910-1950
11th March, 2019 in Author’s corner
“I was surprised by the fact that architects were hardly ever studied as a group – while the profession underwent some very significant transformations in the 20th century.” In ‘Brokers of Modernity’ Martin Kohlrausch tells the story of modernis…
Jorge Ribalta | Renaissance. Scenes of Industrial Reconversion in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Coalfield
16th January, 2019 in Author’s corner
Photo by Anna Oswaldo Cruz Lehner “Industrial environments can provide the intense physical/emotional experience of cathedrals.” In the latest volume of the Lieven Gevaert Series, Renaissance. Scenes of Industrial Reconversion…