AALST

älst, Fr. Alost, city (1991 pop. 76,382), East Flanders prov., W central Belgium. Aalst is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include textiles, clothing, and footwear. Known since the 9th cent., Aalst was held by France from 1667 to 1706 and was the capital of the county of Flanders under the Austrians in the 18th cent. Of note are the city hall (13th cent.) and the Church of St. Martin (15th cent.), which contains a painting by Peter Paul Rubens.

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books on: Aalst  - 95 results

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Yellowface: Creating the Chinese in American Popular Music and Performance, 1850s-1920s
Book by Krystyn R. Moon; Rutgers University Press, 2005
Subjects: Chinese Americans--Music--History And Criticism, Popular Music--United States--History And Criticism
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From Ad Hoc to Routine: A Case Study in Medieval Bureaucracy
Book by Ellen E. Kittell; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991
Subjects: Belgium--History--To 1555, Bureaucracy--Belgium--Flanders--History, Finance, Public--Belgium--Flanders--History
...thank Walter Simons for all his help in this matter. REPERTORIUM VANE GUY 1336 CURRENT Alost Aalst Alost castellany Aalst castellany Ardembourg Aardenburg Audenarde Oudenaarde Audenarde castellany Oudenaarde castellany...
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Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World: Illustrative Documents
Book by Robert S. Lopez, Irving W. Raymond; Columbia University Press, 1955
Subjects: Commerce--History
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Dutch Foreign Policy since 1815: A Study in Small Power Politics
Book by Amry Vandenbosch; M. Nijhoff, 1959
Subjects: Netherlands--Foreign Relations
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A Plague of Insurrection: Popular Politics and Peasant Revolt in Flanders, 1323-1328
Book by William H. TeBrake; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993
Subjects: Flanders--History, Flanders--Politics And Government, Flanders--Rural Conditions, Flanders--Social Conditions, Peasant Uprisings--Flanders, Peasantry--Flanders--History, Social History--Medieval, 500-1500
...in Vlaanderen gedurende de late midddeeuwen en het begin van de moderne tijden; testregio: de kasselrijen van Oudenaarde en Aalst eind 13de-eerste helft 16de eeuw ", Belgisch Centrum voor Landelijke Geschiedenis , no. 90 Ghent: Belgisch Centrum...
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journal articles on: Aalst  - 10 results

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The Impact of Giftedness on Psychological Well-Being: What Does the Empirical Literature Say?
Journal article by Maureen Neihart; Roeper Review, Vol. 22, 1999
Subjects: Gifted children--Psychological aspects, Gifted persons--Psychological aspects, Social adjustment--Research
...psychological well-being (Berndt, Kaiser, Van Aalst, 1982; Eysenck, 1995; Freeman, 1983; Hollingworth...gifted children (Berndt, Kaiser, Van Aalst, 1982; Freeman, 1983; Janos, Marwood...Reynolds, 1986; Berndt, Kaiser, Van Aalst, 1982; Gust Cross, in press; Jackson...
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Assessment of Human Health Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change in Cuba
Journal article by Paulo Lazaro Ortiz Bulto, Antonio Perez Rodriguez, Alina Rivero Valencia, Nicolas Leon Vega, Manuel Diaz Gonzalez, Alina Perez Carrera; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 114, 2006
Subjects: Air pollution--Analysis, Climate change--Analysis, Climatic changes--Analysis, Epidemics--Analysis, Epidemics--Cuba
...vector-control programs (Burton and van Aalst 1999; Michael and Trtanj 1999). We included...changes and challenges (Burton and van Aalst 1999). Experience in Cuba has shown that...York: John Wiley Sons. Burton I, van Aalst M. 1999. Come Hell or High Water. Integrating...
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Feelings and Attitudes of Gifted Students
Journal article by Tiffany Field, Jeff Harding, Regina Yando, Ketty Gonzalez, David Lasko, Debra Bendell, Carol Marks; Adolescence, Vol. 33, 1998
Subjects: Gifted children--Psychology and mental health, High school students--Psychology and mental health, Intimacy (Psychology)--Research, Social interaction--Research
...giftedness (Kerr et al., 1988), and depression (Berndt, Kaiser, Van Aalst, 1982). Generally, these single-dimension studies suggest that...Tiffany Field. REFERENCES Berndt, D., Kaiser, C., Van Aalst, F. (1982). Depression and self-actualization in gifted adolescents...
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Who Is Watching Tv? Who Is Listening to Radio? Consumer Perceptions of TV and Radio Advertising Information
Journal article by Jane Lu Hsu, Shuen-An Yang, Li-Chang Su; Social Behavior and Personality, Vol. 35, 2007
...Keller, 1989). Similarly to television, radio has characteristics of external pacing and volatility (Verhoef, Hoekstra, Van Aalst, 2000). The advantages of radio advertising are low production costs and selectivity in reaching segments of audiences homogeneous...
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Feelings and Attitudes of Gifted Students
Journal article by Tiffany Field, Jeff Harding, Regina Yando, Ketty Gonzalez, David Lasko, Debra Bendell, Carol Marks; Adolescence, Vol. 33, 1998
Subjects: Gifted children--Research, Interpersonal communication--Research, Self-perception in adolescence--Research
...giftedness (Kerr et al., 1988), and depression (Berndt, Kaiser, Van Aalst, 1982). Generally, these single-dimension studies suggest that...Florida 33101. REFERENCES Berndt, D., Kaiser, C., Van Aalst, F. (1982). Depression and self-actualization in gifted adolescents...
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magazine articles on: Aalst  - 3 results

 
 
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The Politics of Climate Change
Magazine article by Roger Howard; The Futurist, Vol. 43, November 2009
Subjects: Climate change--International aspects, Climate change--Political aspects, Climatic changes--International aspects, Climatic changes--Political aspects, International cooperation--Environmental aspects, International cooperation--Political aspects, Political leadership--Environmental aspects, Supercomputers--Usage
...each other today, but why they have not been talking for one-and-a-half centuries, says IFRC associate director Maarten van Aalst. The challenge of climate change may prove to be a force for unity that pushes countries more closely together, prompting them...
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Lieven De Boeck: Netwerk
Magazine article by Wouter Davidts; Artforum International, Vol. 46, December 2007
Subjects: De Boeck, Lieven--Exhibitions, Drawing--Exhibitions
...to safeguard ones "proper place." ILLUSTRATION OMITTED In his most recent show at Netwerk, a small but lively art center in Aalst, young Belgian artist Lieven De Boeck subtly played upon two different faces of this relentless quandary: nationalism and domesticity...
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Northern Exposure: It's Not Just Black Watch-New Scottish Theatre Is Going through a Golden Age, Writes Robert Dawson Scott
Magazine article by Robert Dawson Scott; New Statesman, Vol. 137, April 28, 2008
Subjects: Black Watch (Play)--Performances, Theater companies
...of theatre to come out of Scotland recently. The NTS has already had three other international hits: The Wolves in the Walls, Aalst and a pyromaniacal version of The Bacchae starring Alan Cumming--not bad, considering the company came into being only in 2004...


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newspaper articles on: Aalst  - 19 results

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The Theatre of Dreams; Young Scotarts the National Theatre of Scotland Is Taking Productions to the People and Looking at Different Ways of Getting Young People Involved in Its Exciting Arts Programme
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 5, 2007
...be running free workshops alongside productions of Aalst and Black Watch. "Aalst is a dark and challenging new play which dramatises...Belgian theatre company, Victoria, took when creating Aalst. "Black Watch is the multi-award winning unauthorised...
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Grand Old Man of Dutch Football Dies
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 3, 2005
...century. The legendary Dutch coach, who developed the concept of Total Football, died early this morning in a hospital in Aalst, Belgium at the age of 77 after complications resulting from heart surgery two weeks ago. He was the architect of a coaching...
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D-Day Led to Love of Lifetime
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 2, 2004
...arrived with Allied forces to liberate the Belgian town of Aalst, 17 miles from Brussels. His unit came ashore on Gold Beach...get back to Belgium." The couple married on June 20, 1946 in Aalst. War rationing and the tight budget meant Louisa couldnt afford...
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D Day 1944 2004 Salute Our Heroes: Billy Lands the Love of Lifetime
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 2, 2004
...arrived with Allied forces to liberate the Belgian town of Aalst, 17 miles from Brussels. His unit came ashore on Gold Beach...get back to Belgium." The couple married on June 20, 1946 in Aalst. War rationing and the tight budget meant Louisa couldnt afford...
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Theatre: Upcoming Highlights at Warwick; Culture
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), April 11, 2007
...talent in British theatre. (May 8-12, 7.30pm). National Theatre of Scotland Aalst. Pol Hayvaert directs Duncan McLeans adaptation of his own play, based on court...dance. (June 1, 2, 7.45pm). A scene from the controversial child murder drama, Aalst
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encyclopedia articles on: Aalst  - 3 results

 
 
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Aalst
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AALST alst, Fr. Alost, city (1991 pop. 76,382), East Flanders prov., W central Belgium. Aalst is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include textiles, clothing, and footwear. Known since the 9th cent., Aalst was held by France from 1667 to 1706 and was the capital...
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Alost
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALOST see Aalst , Belgium. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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East Flanders
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...sq km), NW Belgium, bordering on the Netherlands in the north. The chief towns are Ghent (the capital), Sint-Niklaas , Aalst , and Oudenaarde . The low-lying province is drained by the Scheldt, Dender, and Leie rivers. It has productive farms and...


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