De Antwerpse Naties zes eeuwen actief in de stad en Haven

Contents: Part I: Antwerp's Nations Before the French Revolution 1. Historical View of the Nations [First Port Workers; Guilds; Origins of Corporatism in Antwerp; Towards Official Recognition; Resistance to Increasing Commercial Capitalism in the 16th Century; Stagnation & Rigidity (17th C.); Autumn of Corporatism (18th C.); Survival of the Nations After the French Revolution]; 2. Way of Life of the Old Nations [Organization; Work; Socio-Cultural Aspects; Nations in the Ports of the Southern Netherlands]; 3. A Procession of Nations; Part II: Antwerp Nations 1815-1940 1. In Search of a New Identity 1815-1850 [Port of Antwerp Now a Trading Port; Twixt City Privileges & Free Competition; On Journeyman & Nation Masters; Lists with Nations; Internal Organisation]; 2. Self-Assured Development 1850-1914 [Growth of the Port: Success Story; More the Merrier?; Continued Search for Recognition: Juridical Changes; Internal Organisation of the Nations; Work on the Quay; United We Stand; Image-Building]; 3. A Brief Interlude 1914-1918 [Vicissitudes of War; Time for Reflection & Consultation]; 4. Resilience of an Old System 1918-1940 [Port's Definitive Breakthrough; Spectre of Competition; Squeezed Between Social & Fiscal Legislation; Nations on the Defence; United We Stand, Divided We Fall; Nations Should Cut More Ice; Appendix]; Part III: Antwerp Nations 1940-1993 1. Metamorphosis of the Nation Company [Dark War Years; Liberation; Natiënhuis; Limited Liability Company; Provident Fund; Structure of the Nations as Companies; 10-year Plan for the Development of the Port; Increase in Traffic]; 2. New Developments in the Nation Company [Disappearance of the Reception Nation; Privatisation of the Superstructure; Specialisation in Cargo Handling; Container Handling; Increase in Scale; Storage & Distribution; Port Labour]; Bibliography