LOW COUNTRIES

region of NW Europe comprising the Netherlands, Belgium, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The northern parts of the Netherlands and Belgium form a low plain bordering on the North Sea, but S Belgium and Luxembourg are part of the Ardennes plateau. The name Low Countries is a political and historic term rather than a strictly geographic concept. One of the wealthiest areas of medieval and modern Europe, it has also been a chronic battle site. For a history of the Low Countries, see articles on the individual nations and provinces (e.g., Flanders; Brabant, duchy of; Holland). See also Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish.

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The Low Countries and the Hundred Years' War: 1326-1347
Book by Henry Stephen Lucas; University of Michigan, 1929
Subjects: Europe--Politics And Government--476-1492, Flanders--History, Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453, Netherlands--History--To 1384
...against Brabant, 117 ; prestige in Low Countries 1332 , 117 ; mediates between Brabant...Guelders, 121 ; success of policy in Low Countries, 124 ; distrusted by allies...negotiations by commissioners in Low Countries, 127 , 128 ; aids Scots...
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History of the Low Countries
Book by J. C. H. Blom, E. Lamberts, James C. Kennedy; Berghahn Books, 1999
Subjects: Belgium--History, Netherlands--History
...phers and literary figures. Yet the Low Countries have produced fewer of these figures...arts, particu larly painting. The Low Countries have also made important...water and the sea. Inhabitants of the Low Countries have long demonstrated great...
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The Low Countries as a Crossroads of Religious Beliefs
Book by Arie-Jan Gelderblom, Jan L. De Jong, Marc Van Vaeck; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Antwerp (Belgium)--Church History--16th Century, Netherlands--Church History--16th Century, Reformation--Belgium--Antwerp, Reformation--Netherlands
...routes. Already in the Middle Ages the Low Countries owed their wealth largely to their...exchanged in the bustling seaports of the Low Countries, but also manuscripts and...heretics, the English ambassador to the Low Countries thought that if there be...
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The Low Countries
Book by Sigfried J. de Laet; Frederick A. Praeger, Inc., 1958
Subjects: Netherlands--Antiquities
...the Middle Ages. If the Low Countries are, at the present day...our regions. The Low Countries form the western extremity...bridge existed between that country and the Continent, so...relations between the two countries.
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Elisabeth's Manly Courage: Testimonials and Songs of Martyred Anabaptist Women in the Low Countries
Book by Hermina Joldersma, Louis Grijp; Marquette University Press, 2001
Subjects: Anabaptist Women--Religious Life--Flanders--History--16th Century--Sources, Anabaptist Women--Religious Life--Netherlands--History--16th Century--Sources, Christian Women Martyrs--Flanders--History--16th Century--History--Sources, Christian Women Martyrs--Netherlands--History--16th Century--History--Sources
INTRODUCTION ANABAPTISM IN THE LOW COUNTRIES T o describe the Reformation in the Low Countries, writes historian Johan Decavele...initially all reformist believers within the Low Countries were treated harshly, Anabaptists...
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Elsa Strietman and Peter Happe, Eds.: Urban Theatre in the Low Countries: 1400-1625
Journal article by M.M. Browne; Comparative Drama, Vol. 43, 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Urban Theatre in the Low Countries: 1400-1625 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Happe, Eds.: Urban Theatre in the Low Countries: 1400-1625. by M.M. Browne...Happe, eds. Urban Theatre in the Low Countries: 1400-1625. Medieval...scholars on the urban drama of the Low Countries. Thorough accounts that...
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Urban Theatre in the Low Countries 1400-1625
Journal article by Peter Arnade; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 61, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Urban Theatre in the Low Countries, 1400-1625 (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
Urban Theatre in the Low Countries 1400-1625. by Peter Arnade Elsa Strietman...Peter Happe, eds. Urban Theatre in the Low Countries 1400-1625. Medieval Texts...urban drama and poetry companies in the Low Countries known as the chambers of rhetoric...
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The Low Countries as a Crossroads of Religious Beliefs
Journal article by Benjamin J. Kaplan; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Low Countries as a Crossroads of Religious Beliefs (Book)--Book reviews
The Low Countries as a Crossroads of Religious Beliefs. by...de Jong, and Marc van Vaeck, eds. The Low Countries as a Crossroads of Religious Beliefs...of topics in the religious history of the Low Countries in the early modern era. To call...
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Cities of Ladies: Beguine Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565.
Journal article by Katherine L. Jansen; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 56, 2003
Subjects: Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, Cities of Ladies: Beguine Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565 (Book)
...Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565. . by Katherine...Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565. Philadelphia...in 111 towns of the southern Low Countries beginning around the...urban history of the southern Low Countries. No less important...slowly replaced by women of lower social origins. His work adds...
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Walter Simons. Cities of Ladies: Beguine Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565
Journal article by Thomas Renna; Utopian Studies, Vol. 16, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Cities of Ladies: Beguine Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565 (Book)--Book reviews
...Beguine Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565. by Thomas Renna Walter...Beguine Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 1200-1565. Middle Ages...development of the Beguines in the Southern Low Countries from their origins c. 1200...
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Are We Our Brothers' Keepers? : The Challenges to Providing Education in Low- Income Countries Are Daunting, but Wealthy Nations Are Responsible to Reach out to the Less Fortunate
Magazine article by Stephen P. Heyneman; World and I, Vol. 18, June 2003
Subjects: Developing countries--Economic aspects, Developing countries--International aspects, Educational assistance--Economic aspects, Educational assistance--Social aspects, Foreign educational assistance--Economic aspects, Foreign educational assistance--Social aspects, Foreign students--Statistics, Right to education--Economic aspects, Right to education--International aspects, Students, Foreign--Statistics, United States--International aspects, United States--Social aspects
...to Providing Education in Low- Income Countries Are Daunting...income countries? How can we lower the tensions and misunderstandings...has been achieved in most countries in east Asia, Latin America...of educational quality, countries can be divided into four groups. Even the poorest countries (e.g., Indonesia, which...Bangladesh, and Pakistan. If a country can spend three times more...
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Ideal Charter for Low-income Countries to Enable Reduced-rate Access
Magazine article; Information Today, Vol. 18, May 2001
Subjects: Academic Press Inc, Bibliographic data bases, Cost reduction, Developing countries, LDCs, Online information services, Research, United States
Ideal Charter for Low-income Countries to Enable Reduced-rate Access...and teaching hospitals located in low-income countries can now gain...launching of the IDEAL Charter for Low-Income Countries, sponsorships are being sought...
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Lifestyle Diseases, the Emerging Threat: Access to Chronic Disease Care in Low-And Middle-Income Countries
Magazine article by Michiyo Higuchi; UN Chronicle, Vol. 47, June 2010
Subjects: Chronic diseases--Care and treatment, Chronic diseases--Demographic aspects, Chronic diseases--Social aspects, Developing countries--Health aspects, Developing countries--Social aspects, Health care services accessibility--Demographic aspects
...to Chronic Disease Care in Low-And Middle-Income Countries...populations in developing countries is of growing concern as it...health gap between and within countries. (3-6) Although the management...low- and middle-income countries, do not have access to established...well as patients. In every country, various barriers can be...
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A Bottom-up Approach Low-carbon Energy Transition in Developing Countries
Magazine article by Binu Parthan; International Trade Forum, 2010
Subjects: Alternative energy, Carbon offsets, Developing countries--LDCs, Financing, Public private partnerships, Sustainable development
A Bottom-up Approach Low-carbon Energy Transition...fossil fuels m developing countries and to produce goods and...capture and storage all offer lower carbon emissions. Clean...However for developing countries, low-carbon energy brings...limited capacity of developing countries to integrate innovative technologies...REEEPsrole In a developing country context, renewable energy...
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Bittersweet Industry: While Sugar-Made from Sugarcane in Tropical Climes and from Sugar Beet in Temperate Regions-Is a Staple Food across the Globe and a Major Source of Biofuel, Life Is Far from Sweet for Those Who Produce It. the European Beet Crop Is Being Reduced in Order to Aid Sugarcane Farmers in Developing Countries, Whose Plantations Are Beset by Low Pay, Forced Labour and Job Losses
Magazine article by Victoria Lambert; Geographical, Vol. 80, August 2008
Subjects: Developing countries--Economic aspects, Farmers--Compensation and benefits, Sugar beet--Economic aspects, Sugar beets--Economic aspects, Sugar industry--Labor relations
...Sugarcane Farmers in Developing Countries, Whose Plantations Are Beset by Low Pay, Forced Labour and Job...abroad--in more than 100 countries in the hotter parts of the...one of the crops with the lowest carbon footprint: virtually...smallholders and families, from countries such as Malawi and Paraguay...leaves before cutting. The country clearly needs to clean up...
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Toxic Waste in TV Transition; Analog Sets Sent to Developing Countries for Hazardous, Low-Paid Dismantling
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 16, 2008
Subjects: Developing countries, Television equipment industry, Television sets, Televisions
...TV Transition; Analog Sets Sent to Developing Countries for Hazardous, Low-Paid Dismantling. Byline: Kara Rowland, THE...videocassette recorders and other electronic waste to poor countries, where low-paid workers dismantle them under hazardous...
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LOW COUNTRIES GANG UP ON ENGLAND; Platini: England Fears
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 15, 2007
LOW COUNTRIES GANG UP ON ENGLAND; Platini: England Fears. Byline: SIMON CASS BELGIUM...their academies, believing those players are best nurtured intheir own country until they turn 20 or 21. However, former FA executive director David...
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Bulbs Light the Way through the S-Low Countries; Wendy Gomersall Enjoys a Leisurely Cruise to the Land of the Exotic Turban-Shaped Tulip
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 16, 2010
Bulbs Light the Way through the S-Low Countries; Wendy Gomersall Enjoys a Leisurely Cruise to the Land of...colourful spring flowers are not, in fact, indigenous to the country. They arrived via a Dutchman who saw some in Afghanistan...
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Say Hi-De-High to the Low Countries for a City Fling!; SHORT BREAKS SPECIAL : A FORTNIGHT in the Sun Isn't Everyone's Idea of a Happy Holiday. Many People Prefer a Short Break - and, with Bargains across the Channel by Train or Ferry, There Are Plenty to Choose from. MIKE HILL Looks at Some of the Deals Availaks Special
Newspaper article by Mike Hill; The People (London, England), July 27, 1997
Say Hi-De-High to the Low Countries for a City Fling!; SHORT BREAKS SPECIAL : A FORTNIGHT in the...with children from 3-12 going free. Belgium is a compact country for a short touring break and you could easily take in Brussels...
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Restaurant: High Living from the Low Countries; Glyn Mon Hughes Discovers the Delights of Going Belgian
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), June 10, 2005
Restaurant: High Living from the Low Countries; Glyn Mon Hughes Discovers the Delights of Going Belgian. Byline: Glyn Mon Hughes ITS the stuff of Trivial Pursuit. Name a...
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encyclopedia articles on: Low Countries  - 176 results

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Low Countries
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LOW COUNTRIES region of NW Europe comprising the Netherlands...parts of the Netherlands and Belgium form a low plain bordering on the North Sea, but S...are part of the Ardennes plateau. The name Low Countries is a political and historic term...
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC), multinational organization...1975 to 1980. However, as importing countries pursued alternate energy resources, OPEC was forced to lower prices by 1982. Oil prices remained low through most of the 1980s and 90s, with...
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Zimbabwe , Country, Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...high, and beyond it the low veld, at elevations below...and the turnout was very low. The split in the MDC...strike in April had a low level of participation...In Aug., 2008, the country again revalued its currency...million in aid from various countries, but Western nations...
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Mexico , Country, North America
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...refinance the debt privately at a lower rate, and much of the loan...Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to set production limits on...two fifths of the seats in the lower house of the congress, but...The 2003 elections for the lower house, in which PAN lost more...
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Mongolia , Country, Asia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Winters are severe, with low temperatures and high winds...a source of revenue; the country abounds in wildlife, and...become industrial centers. The country has one railroad line running...legislature. Administratively, the country is divided into 21 provinces...relations between the two countries. A constitution adopted in...
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