Appeals to scholars of twentieth-century diplomatic history, Belgian and Germany history, and the interwar period Offers new insight into the failure of Belgium to integrate the Eupen-Malmedy region

Fills a gap in English-language scholarship on the Eupen-Malmedy annexation

Autorentext

Vincent O'Connell is an independent scholar from Cork, Ireland. He has lectured in modern European history and public history at the University of Limerick, and his research on Eupen-Malmedy in the interwar period has appeared in the Journal of Belgian History and the International Journal of Regional and Local History.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. On the Threshold of Transition: Eupen-Malmedy in 1919: Between Occupation and Annexation.- 3. 'Sounding Them Out': Herman Baltia and the Installation of the Eupen-Malmedy Government.- 4. Farce and Tragedy in Eupen-Malmedy: The Public Expression of Opinion and Its Discontents.- 5. 'Making Good Belgians': Political Incorporation and National Assimilation, 19201925.- 6. 'Road to Abandonment': Belgium's Approach to Eupen-Malmedy, 19251929.