MONS

môNs, Du. Bergen, commune (1991 pop. 91,726), capital of Hainaut prov., SW Belgium, near the French border. Located at the junction of the Canal du Centre and the Condé-Mons Canal, it is the processing and shipping center of the Borinage district, and the closing of most of the coal mines has caused economic hardship. It is also a manufacturing center. Known since the 7th cent., Mons became (1295) the seat of the counts of Hainaut. In the wars of the 16th to 18th cent., it was often attacked and occupied by Dutch, Spanish, and French forces. In World Wars I and II the city was the site of several battles. Of note in Mons are the Gothic Church of St. Waltrude (15th–16th cent.), the city hall (15th cent.), and many beautiful houses of the 16th to 18th cent. Educational institutions include the Polytechnic Faculty, the Academy of Beaux Arts, the Royal Conservatory of Music, and the Higher Institute of Architecture. The city is the scene of an annual pageant and festival of St. George.

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Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum: The Acta of William I, 1066-1087
Book by David Bates; Clarendon Press, 1998
Subjects: England--Charters, Grants, Privileges--Sources, Law, Medieval--Sources, Law--England--Sources
...Loir-et-Cher, ch.-l. cant. See Mons Dublellus; FULCHERIUS de ; Sancta Maria...Monemud, 268 x2 . See Monmouth Monfort. See Mons fortis Monk Fryston, Yorks . See Fristuna...Monmouth, Gwent . See Monemud; WETHENOCUS of Mons, 53 . Probably the same place as Mons...
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Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World - Vol. 3
Book by James Minahan; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Ethnic Conflict--History--20th Century--Dictionaries, Nationalism--History--20th Century--Dictionaries, Statelessness--Dictionaries, World Politics--1989---Dictionaries
...PEOPLE AND CULTURE : The Mons are a Mon-Khmer people related to the...Taliang by the Burmans, the Mons speak a Mon-Khmer language that is related...West. The majority of the Mons live outside the designated Mon state, mostly in neighboring...
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Anecdotes of Painting in England: With Some Account of the Principal Artists - Vol. 3
Book by Horace Walpole; Swan Sonnenschein, 1888
Subjects: Artists--Portraits, Engravers--Great Britain, Painters--Great Britain, Painting--England--History
Mons. de Guise est tres mal satisfaict pour le commendement donne a Mons. dAngoulesme. Il estoist party vers Poittu environ...puis obmettre de faire recitt de la bonne repartie que Mons. LAbe de Scaglia a faict a lEmbassadeur de France et...
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The War of Saint-Sardos (1323-1325): Gascon Correspondence, and Diplomatic Documents
Book by Pierre Chaplais; Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1954
Subjects: British--France--History--Sources, Gascony (France)--History--Sources
...avoms par comaundement mon seignour mons Esmon, counte de Kent...counforte le people, com mon cher compaignoun mons William de Beuchaump...tiel cas et la veynt mons Robert de Wateville si ala parler od mon seignur le counte de...
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Peter the Great: The Struggle for Power, 1671-1725
Book by Paul Bushkovitch; Cambridge University Press, 2001
Subjects: Peter--I--Emperor Of Russia--1672-1725, Russia--Politics And Government--1613-1689, Russia--Politics And Government--1689-1801
...came simultaneously with the fall of Anna Mons, the last person left over from the pre1698 group of influential figures at court. Mons clearly had no more political influence...in November December 1703. At that time Mons made a formal engagement of marriage with...
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Excising the 'Mon Paradigm' from Burmese Historiography
Journal article by Victor Lieberman; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 38, 2007
Subjects: Aung-Thwin, Michael--Criticism and interpretation, Mon (Southeast-Asiatic people)--Religious aspects, Mon (Southeast-Asiatic people)--Social aspects, Mons (Southeast Asian people)--Religious aspects, Mons (Southeast Asian people)--Social aspects, Myanmar--History, Paradigms (Social sciences), The Mists Of Ramanna: The Legend That Was Lower Burma (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Theravada Buddhism
...subsequent culture, the Mon Paradigm implies that Mons were the ultimate...distinguished from Mons, Shans, Karens...explicitly, the Mon Paradigm served this...By contrasting the Mons past greatness with...subjugation, the Mon Paradigm called attention...
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The Mons. A Civilization of Southeast Asia
Journal article by Tilman Frasch; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 41, 2002
Subjects: The Mons: A Civilization of Southeast Asia (Book)
The Mons. A Civilization of Southeast...from truth to state that the Mons have received relatively little...by writing the history of the Mons. In fact, both the authors reputation as a leading scholar of Mon language, and the format of...
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The Angel of Mons: Phantom Soldiers and Ghostly Guardians
Journal article by Jacqueline Simpson; Folklore, Vol. 116, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Angel of Mons: Phantom Soldiers and Ghostly Guardians (Book)--Book reviews
The Angel of Mons: Phantom Soldiers and Ghostly Guardians. by Jacqueline Simpson The Angel of Mons: Phantom Soldiers and Ghostly Guardians...86277-7 The story of the Angel(s) of Mons, widely disseminated and often fervently believed...
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Mon Music for Thai Deaths: Ethnicity and Status in Thai Urban Funerals
Journal article by Deborah Wong; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 56, 1998
Subjects: Ethnicity--Research, Folk music--Thailand, Funerals--Rites and ceremonies, Mon (Southeast-Asiatic people)--Rites and ceremonies, Thailand--Rites and ceremonies
...questions: When did the Mon instrumental ensemble...1980, 9) I believe the Mon funeral ensemble is a...material relations between Mons and Thais, and among...COMMITTEE OF THE INDIGENOUS MON COUNCIL OF BURMA 1994a...1986 Immigration of the Mons into Siam. In The Mons...
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Mon Journal Du Concile
Journal article by Ladislas Orsy; Theological Studies, Vol. 65, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Mon journal du Concile (Book)--Book reviews
Mon Journal Du Concile. by Ladislas Orsy By Yves Congar. Edited by Eric Mahieu. 2 vols. Paris: Cerf, 2002. Pp. lxvii + 595...
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Allegorical Imperative: Rachel Kushner on Silvia Kolbowski's after Hiroshima Mon Amour
Magazine article by Rachel Kushner; Artforum International, Vol. 47, January 2009
Subjects: Hiroshima mon Amour (Screenplay)--Movie reviews, Motion pictures--Movie reviews
...Rachel Kushner on Silvia Kolbowskis after Hiroshima Mon Amour. by Rachel Kushner IN HIROSHIMA MON AMOURS opening montage, Alain Resnaiss camera...film poster for a fictional remake of Hiroshima Mon Amour starring Greta Garbo and Sessue Hayakawa...
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Triumph of the Good: Mons, Belgium, Celebrates Its Patron Saints
Magazine article by Stephen Osmond; World and I, Vol. 19, June 2004
Subjects: Christian patron saints--Appreciation, Festivals, Patron saints--Appreciation
Triumph of the Good: Mons, Belgium, Celebrates Its Patron Saints...welcome. The Lumecon, the Belgian city of Mons reenactment of the legendary battle between...beats strong The partylike atmosphere in Mons surrounding the Lumecon is the climax...
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Mon Dieu!
Magazine article by Steve Moyer; Humanities, Vol. 31, November 2010
Subjects: Francophones, Levees & battures, Native North Americans
Mon Dieu! by Steve Moyer "The issue of keeping the French language alive in Louisiana," says Dana Kress, a professor at Centenary...
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Mon Dieu!!!
Magazine article by Ginger Szala; Futures, Vol. 37, March 2008
Mon Dieu!!! by Ginger Szala EDITORS NOTE When the news flashed about the rogue trader at Societe Generale in France, we wondered...
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L'Amerique, Mon Amour
Magazine article by Daniel Lazare; The Nation, Vol. 278, April 26, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Democracy in America (Book)--Book reviews, Writings on Empire and Slavery (Book)
LAmerique, Mon Amour. by Daniel Lazare Democracy in America. By Alexis de Tocqueville. Translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Library of America...
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Mon Exile Is over after 10 Long Years; Airtricity Play-Off: Mons Up, Tribe Down
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), November 5, 2011
Mon Exile Is over after 10 Long Years; Airtricity Play-Off: Mons Up, Tribe Down. Byline: KEITH KELLY Galway 1 Mons 3 MONAGHAN UNITED ended their 10...after the first-leg victory, Mons boss Roddy Collins promised his...
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Halen Mon Devises a Finer Salt Crystal
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), February 28, 2008
Halen Mon Devises a Finer Salt Crystal. Byline: Sion Barry HALEN MON has devised a new finer flake...sprinkling on food. Like Halen Mons existing range of pure white and...its launch ten years ago, Halen Mon has gained an international reputation...
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Cup Glory Wasted on Brennan's Mons
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 18, 2010
Cup Glory Wasted on Brennans Mons. Byline: GARETH MAHER IT MAY be the biggest...cup tie arrives at a time when the Magic Mons would prefer to be focusing on their league...ORed will be keeping a close watch on as Mons manager Mick Cooke admitted that he has...
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Cuts Will Be Savage on Mons
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), November 7, 2011
Cuts Will Be Savage on Mons. Byline: PAUL OHEHIR GABRIEL SAVA has...off win over Galway United and believes Mons can hold their own in the top flight next...happens." Sava played a key role in Mons promotion push this year and believes...
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Lightning Rod Takes Charge; Soccer Collins Mons Stint Underway
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), March 10, 2011
...Lightning Rod Takes Charge; Soccer Collins Mons Stint Underway. Byline: PAUL OHEHIR RODDY...Monaghan to the play-offs last season. Mons later looked to have secured promotion...hopefully be in the mix too." Collins met the Mons squad for the first time last night ahead...
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encyclopedia articles on: Mons  - 19 results

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Mons
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MONS moNs, Du. Bergen, commune (1991 pop. 91,726), capital of Hainaut prov...French border. Located at the junction of the Canal du Centre and the Conde-Mons Canal, it is the processing and shipping center of the Borinage district...
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Mon-Khmer Languages
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MON-KHMER LANGUAGES mon-k mar , group of languages frequently considered as a subfamily of the Southeast Asian family of languages. See Southeast Asian languages . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press...
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Myanmar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the story of the struggle of the Burmans against the Mons, or Talaings (of Mon-Khmer origin, now assimilated). In 1044, King...kingdom. Anawratha adopted Theravada Buddhism from the Mons. His capital, Pagan, "the city of a thousand temples...
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Alaungpaya
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...village headman, he rallied the Burmese and led them against their Mons rulers. He seized the important town of Ava in 1753 and moved...uniting upper and lower Myanmar under his rule. Pursuing the Mons, he invaded Siam but was wounded in a siege of Ayuthia and died...
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Montserrat , Mountain, Spain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MONTSERRAT , mountain, Spain or Monserrat both: mon s rat , mont , Catalan mons r-rat , Span. monsarat , mountain, 4,054 ft (1,236 m) high, NE Spain, rising abruptly from a plain in Catalonia, NW...
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