The low countries : arts and society in Flanders and the Netherlands

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With "The Low Countries", a yearbook founded by Jozef Deleu (Chief Editor from 1993 until 2002), the editors and publisher aim to present to the English-speaking world the culture and society of the Dutch-speaking area which embraces both the Netherlands and also Flanders, the northern part of Belgium.The articles in this yearbook survey the living, contemporary culture of the Low Countries as well as their cultural heritage. In its words and pictures "The Low Countries" provides information about literature and the arts, but also about broad social and historical developments in Flanders and the Netherlands.The culture of Flanders and the Netherlands is not an isolated phenomenon; its development over the centuries has been one of continuous interaction with the outside world. In consequence the yearbook also pays due attention to the centuries-old continuing cultural interplay between the Low Countries and the world beyond their borders.By drawing attention to the diversity, vitality and international dimension of the culture of Flanders and the Netherlands, "The Low Countries" hopes to contribute to a lively dialogue between differing cultures.