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Regarding Manneken Pis: Culture, Celebration and Conflict in Brussels
By (author) Catherine Emerson
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Manneken Pis, a fountain featuring a bronze child urinating, has stood on the same Brussels street corner since at least the mid-fifteenth century. Since there is no consensus on its meaning, it has been used to express many different readings of social relations in a complex city and nation state. It has formed part of the festival culture of the city - from royal entries to gay pride - but has also been exploited in conflicts arising out of war and occupation, and the tensions inherent in modern Belgium. Drawing on archives, histories, police reports, devotional literature, ephemera and a wealth of other sources, Catherine Emerson examines how one smaller-than-lifesized water source has come to embody a certain sort of Brussels identity.
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published date | 5 Jul 2017
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Format | Digital (delivered electronically)
Pages | 141
Dimensions | 0 x 0 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-3515-5172-4
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BISAC | language arts & disciplines / general
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