Brussels - not your ordinary city
Not your ordinary city
Janne d'Othee - Collection L'âme des peuples
96 pages, parution le 23/12/2016
Résumé
Brussels fascinates and intrigues. How is it that this city - a hodgepodge where the worst atrocities of urban planning sit side by side with architectural jewels - can be so charming and seductive, to the point of being the envy of other large European cities?
Although Brussels is landlocked within Flanders, French is by far the dominant language. The Kingdom of Belgium's multicultural capital, whose 19 'communes' range from working-class Molenbeek to upscale Uccle, has become the country's artistic centre, an extraordinarily creative centrifugal force. Crossing Brussels today is as much to travel through time as it is to take tour of diverse dialects and world foods.
This little book is not a guide, but rather a key. It allows the reader to understand the slow transformation of an ancient bourgeois town which many thought had drifted into a deep sleep. Until it became the capital of Europe. In order to be understood, Brussels must be decoded. This is not your ordinary city. Brussels is much more than a city.
This book comprises a short travel account followed by interviews with three prominent local thinkers: historian Roel Jacobs, social activist Fatima Zibouh and philosopher Philippe Van Parijs.
Although Brussels is landlocked within Flanders, French is by far the dominant language. The Kingdom of Belgium's multicultural capital, whose 19 'communes' range from working-class Molenbeek to upscale Uccle, has become the country's artistic centre, an extraordinarily creative centrifugal force. Crossing Brussels today is as much to travel through time as it is to take tour of diverse dialects and world foods.
This little book is not a guide, but rather a key. It allows the reader to understand the slow transformation of an ancient bourgeois town which many thought had drifted into a deep sleep. Until it became the capital of Europe. In order to be understood, Brussels must be decoded. This is not your ordinary city. Brussels is much more than a city.
This book comprises a short travel account followed by interviews with three prominent local thinkers: historian Roel Jacobs, social activist Fatima Zibouh and philosopher Philippe Van Parijs.
L'auteur - Janne d'Othee
Journaliste spécialisé sur l'actualité internationale, notamment pour Le Vif L'Express, François Janne d'Othée a toujours gardé Bruxelles comme port d'attache. Il en connaît autant ses angles attachants que ses recoins moins glamour, et souvent romanesques.
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Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | NUMERIQUE | |
| Éditeur(s) | Nevicata | |
| Auteur(s) | Janne d'Othee | |
| Collection | L'âme des peuples | |
| Parution | 23/12/2016 | 28/04/2017 |
| Nb. de pages | 96 | 96 |
| Format | 12 x 16 | - |
| Couverture | Broché | - |
| Poids | 100g | - |
| Contenu | - |
ePub |
| EAN13 | 9782875231055 |
9782512007449 |
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