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Author:   E. Ramón Arango
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight:   0.417kg
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9781421434674

ISBN 10:   1421434679
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   30 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Chapter 1. The Monarchy: Its Origins and Functions The Nature of the Belgian Monarchy Elements of Division in Belgium Leopold III and His Relationship to the Monarchy Leopold's Philosophy of Kingship Chapter 2. The Policy of Independence-Neutrality The Collapse of Collective Security and International Alliance The Policy of Independence-Neutrality The Government's Defense of Independence-Neutrality Chapter 3. The Eighteen-Day Campaign and the Summer of 1940 The Battle The Separation of King and Government The Government-in-Exile Chapter 4. The Royal Question Takes Shape Contacts between King and Government, 1940-1944 The King's Political Testament The Battle Lines Form Chapter 5. The Government's Case Against Leopold Introduction The Charges The Country Waits for the King's Defense Chapter 6. Leopold's Defense: The Report of the Commission of Information The Prewar Period and the Eighteen-Day Campaign The Question of Constitutionality Leopold's Defense against the Government's Accusations Summary and Conclusions Chapter 7. The End of the Royal Question The Two-Year Stalemate Relations between King and Government, 1947-1949 The Consultation The Elections of June 4, 1950, and the End of the Leopold Affair Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusions Epilogue Bibliography Index

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E. Ramón Arango is professor of political science at Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. He was previously a member of the Department of History and Government at Texas A&M University.

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