Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. A note on language and names xv
6. List of abbreviations xvii
7. Preface xxiii
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. State-building, historical culture and public monuments in nineteenth-century Belgium 19
10. 2. The physical setting of the monument: Brussels’ Place Royale 43
11. 3. The creation of the monument 65
12. 4. The changing meanings of the monument 103
13. 5. The monument as a lieu de mémoire I: culture and politics 133
14. 6. The monument as a lieu de mémoire II: history and national identity 157
15. Conclusion 187
16. Bibliography 193
17. Index 209