BELFORT

bāfôrˈ, bĕ–, bĕl–, city (1990 pop. 51,913), capital of the Territory of Belfort (a department), E France, in Alsace. An important industrial and transportation center, it has large cotton mills and metalworks. A major fortress town since the 17th cent., it commands the Belfort Gap, or Burgundy Gate, between the Vosges and the Jura mts., thus dominating the roads from France, Switzerland, and Germany. An Austrian possession, Belfort passed to France by the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and was fortified by Vauban. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) the garrison withstood a siege of 108 days. Partly in acknowledgment of this heroism, the Germans left Belfort and the surrounding territory to France when they annexed the rest of Alsace. The many Alsatians who then took refuge in the town contributed significantly to its industrial growth. The siege is commemorated by a huge statue, the Lion of Belfort, by Bartholdi.

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Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort
Book by Edith Wharton; C. Scribners Sons, 1915
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918--Personal Narratives
...its burrows. August 17th. Sunshine again for our arrival at Belfort. The invincible city lies unpretentiously behind its green glacis...divinity who sheds light on the world from New York harbour. From Belfort back into reconquered Al
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The Peasants War in Germany, 1525-1526
Book by E. Belfort Bax; S. Sonnenschein, 1899
Subjects: Peasants' War, 1524-1525
THE PEASANTS WAR IN GERMANY 1525-1526 BY E. BELFORT BAX AUTHOR OF "THE STORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION," "THE RELIGION OF SOCIALISM," "THE ETHICS OF SOCIALISM," "HANDBOOK...
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The Religion of Socialism: Being Essays in Modern Socialist Criticism
Book by Ernest Belfort Bax; Swan Sonnenschein, 1891
Subjects: Socialism, Socialism--Great Britain
THE RELIGION OF SOCIALISM BEING Essays in Modern Socialist Criticism BY ERNEST BELFORT BAX AUTHOR OF "The Ethics of Socialism," "Handbook to the History of Philosophy," etc ., etc . THIRD EDITION REVISED LONDON SWAN SONNENSCHEIN CO. PATERNOSTER SQUARE 1891
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Outlooks from the New Standpoint
Book by E. Belfort Bax; Swan Sonnenschein, 1891
Subjects: Cloots, Anacharsis--1755-1794, Socialism
OUTLOOKS FROM THE NEW STANDPOINT BY E. BELFORT BAX AUTHOR OF "THE RELIGION OR SOCIALISM", "THE ETHICS OF SOCIALISM", "THE STORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION", "JEAN PAUL...
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The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and Contemporary Sources: American, British, French, German, and Others - Vol. 10
Book by Francis Whiting Halsey; Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1920
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
...inflexible. "Upon the question of Belfort, I entered upon a struggle that I shall remember as long as I live. Belfort is the eastern frontier; in fact...German troops would always come by Belfort, especially if the neutrality of Switzerland...
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Colony of the Sertão: Amazonian Expeditions and the Indian Slave Trade*
Journal article by Barbara A. Sommer; The Americas, Vol. 61, 2005
Subjects: Amazon Basin, Colonialism, Expeditions, Native North Americans, Slave trade
...Christovao Ayres Botelho (1736), Lourenco Belfort (173739; 1744-45), Jose Miguel Ayres...condemning natives to slavery-Lourenco Belfort complained he was "impeded by scruples...mirrors, salt, needles, and ribbon.49 Belfort took similar goods into the interior in...
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Eisenhower as Ground-forces Commander: the British Viewpoint
Journal article by G. E. Patrick Murray; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 97, 2007
...while he readied an attack through the Belfort Gap that would turn the Germans in the...Germans in the High Vosges by forcing the Belfort Gap the day before, negating the broad...coordinate operations. Brooke considered the Belfort-Vosges business proof of "Eisenhowers...
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Recent Demographic Developments in France: Tenth Anniversary of the Pacs Civil Partnership, and over a Million Contracting Parties
Journal article by France Prioux, Magali Mazuy; Population, Vol. 64, 2009
Subjects: Cancer, Divorce, Mortality, Population growth, Women
...Moselle, part of Franche-Comte (Doubs and Territoire de Belfort), and five departements of the Rhone-Alpes region (Ain...Bouchesdu- Rhone, Rhone, Haute-Garonne, Territoire de Belfort, and Vaucluse) still occupy the same position today. A very...
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'The Greatest Curse and Traitor': H H Champion and the Australian Labour Movement
Journal article by Jacqueline Dickenson; Journal of Australian Studies, 2004
Subjects: Politics--Analysis
...bemoaned his penchant for political intrigue, which Ernest Belfort Bax believed had its roots in boredom. (43) His anti-liberalism...Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, p 5. (43) Ernest Belfort Bax, Reminiscences and Reflexions of a Mid and Late Victorian...
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Republicanism, Socialism, and Democracy in Britain: The Origins of the Radical Left
Journal article by Mark Bevir; Journal of Social History, Vol. 34, 2000
Subjects: Democracy--History, Radicalism--History, Republicanism--History, Social history--United Kingdom, Socialism--History, United Kingdom--Politics and government
...19 January 1884. (29.) On Bax, see M. Bevir, "Ernest Belfort Bax: Marxist, Positivist, and Idealist," Journal of the...Cowley, The Victorian Encounter with Marx: A Study of Ernest Belfort Bax (London, 1992). His autobiography is E. Bax, Reminiscences...
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Green Gauge
Magazine article by Peter Blundell Jones; The Architectural Review, Vol. 200, November 1996
Subjects: Belfort, France--Buildings, facilities, etc., Public buildings--Design and construction
...Jones Lucien Krolls little ecological interpretation centre at Belfort suggests to the future how an official building can be humanised, and a gentle programme be given appropriate monumentality. Belfort lies in eastern France, in hilly country called the Ballon...
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French War Plan Xvii
Magazine article by Jason Waggoner; Infantry, Vol. 100, April 2011
Subjects: Industry analysis, Military history, Military strategy
...These frontier fortresses, arrayed from Belfort to Verdun, helped to offset Frances numerical...through Frances frontier fortresses between Belfort and Verdun. The reasoning for this location...French armies along the frontier from Belfort in Alsace as far as Hirson, about a third...
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Clinician's Digest
Magazine article by Garry Cooper; Psychotherapy Networker, Vol. 32, March 2008
...dramatic first-person article by Marlene Belfort in the October 30 New York Times helps...useless as an umbrella in a hurricane. Belfort, a research scientist in developmental...surgeries to control her hyperparathyroidism, Belfort has gone three years without another significant...
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France's Prussian Nemesis: Mark Bryant on How French Cartoonists of the 1870s Responded to National Humiliation at the Hands of a Beligerent Prussia
Magazine article by Mark Bryant; History Today, Vol. 59, February 2009
Subjects: Animators--Works, Cartoonists and animators--Works, Cartoonists--Works, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871--Portrayals, French foreign relations--Military aspects, Prussia--International relations, Prussia--Military aspects, Satire--Usage
...armistice was signed on January 28th (though fighting continued at Belfort until February 26th). To add to Frances humiliation, the...Frankfurt on May 10th, 1871, France lost Alsace (except Belfort) and the German part of Lorraine--including the fortresses...
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The Abortion Mythology of Roe V. Wade
Magazine article by Gregory J. Roden; Human Life Review, Vol. 31, Fall 2005
Subjects: Abortion, Bill of Rights-US, Judicial reviews, Literary criticism, Supreme Court decisions
...Misdemeanor, in destroying the Foetus in the Womb of Grace Belfort, by putting an iron Instrument up into her Body, and thereby...It is cruel and barbarous to the last degree. Call Grace Belfort. GRACE BELFORD sic: I lived with the Prisoner as a Servant...
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The Whinger of Wall Street; BLAME CULTURE: For a Self-Proclaimed Tough Guy, Jordan Belfort Is Full of Self-Pity
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 17, 2008
...a Self-Proclaimed Tough Guy, Jordan Belfort Is Full of Self-Pity. Byline: Craig Brown The Wolf Of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort Hodder pounds sterling16.99 pounds sterling15...trade delegation from China. But Jordan Belfort is not taking Bono or Madonna as his role...
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Victims May Still Bring 'The Wolf' to Book; Talk Isn't Cheap: Jordan Belfort Must Share His Proceeds
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 16, 2007
...Wolf to Book; Talk Isnt Cheap: Jordan Belfort Must Share His Proceeds. NO ONE can say convicted fraudster Jordan Belfort is trying to whitewashhis past in his...OfWall Street, pretty much says it all. Belfort was released in 2005 after 22 months...
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Time to Kill in Bruges; BACKWATER BEAUTY: A Boat Tour Reveals the City's Hidden Medieval Delights - and Gives a New Perspective on the Dominant Belfort Tower, Centre TARGETING TOURISTS: A Horse and Trap Meanders through the City and, Left, Ralph Fiennes in the Film
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 10, 2008
...Gives a New Perspective on the Dominant Belfort Tower, Centre TARGETING TOURISTS: A...assassincum-tourist should miss is the Belfort Tower. Itscarillon bells once warned...the distance. Just 100 yards from the Belfort is the citys other main square, worth...
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Europe for Lunch; HIGH SOCIETY: 11, ONE OF AMSTRERDAMS HIPPEST CAFES AND NIGHTSPORS OFFERS SPECTACULAR CVIEWS OVER THE CITY FROM ITS 11TH FLOOR LOCATION GOTHIC CHARM: BRUGES, AND ITS BELFORT TOWER GATEWAY TO PROVENCE; JOIN LUNCH CROWD IN THE PALAIS DES PAPES, AVIGNON'S MEDIEVAL CENTRE WHICH ALSO HAS OUTSTANDING ART GALLERIES
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 4, 2008
Subjects: Art dealers
...FROM ITS 11TH FLOOR LOCATION GOTHIC CHARM: BRUGES, AND ITS BELFORT TOWER GATEWAY TO PROVENCE; JOIN LUNCH CROWD IN THE PALAIS...its layout by climbing the 366 steps of the 15th-century Belfort bell toweron the Markt. Then head south towards the Beguinage...
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Staying In: BOOK GROUP
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 9, 2008
Subjects: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., Publishing industry
...SHARI LOW THE WOLF OF WALL STREET JORDAN BELFORT Published by Hodder Stoughton Jordan Belfort wrote this book to explain to his children...despicable doesnt even begin to cover it. Belfort achieved notoriety in the US as the head of...
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encyclopedia articles on: Belfort  - 9 results

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Belfort
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BELFORT bafor , be , bel , city (1990 pop. 51,913), capital of the Territory of Belfort (a department), E France, in Alsace. An...town since the 17th cent., it commands the Belfort Gap, or Burgundy Gate, between the Vosges...
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Belfort, Territory Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BELFORT, TERRITORY OF department (1990 pop. 134,400), E France, in Alsace, on the Swiss border. The city of Belfort is the capital. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission...
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Bax, Ernest Belfort
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BAX, ERNEST BELFORT 1854 1926, English socialist philosopher. He studied music and philosophy in Germany. In England, influenced by Marxist and...
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Franco-Prussian War
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Thiers signed an armistice on the same day, the fortress of Belfort resisted until Feb. 16. Results of the War In the wars aftermath...before the term expired. Alsace , except the Territory of Belfort, and a large part of Lorraine were ceded to Germany, which...
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Alsace
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, and the Territory of Belfort (a department created after the Franco-Prussian War when...a result of the Franco-Prussian War , all Alsace (except Belfort) was annexed by Germany. With part of Lorraine, it formed...
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