Frommer's Brussels & Bruges with Antwerp and Ghent, 2E brings you the best of Belgium’s great cities—from the cosmopolitan Euro-capital of Brussels and postcard-perfect Bruges, to the medieval back streets of Ghent and the culturally vibrant port town of Antwerp. We’ll show you where to retrace the steps of Old Masters like Rubens and modern-art visionaries like Magritte; how to pick the best Belgian beers (and chocolate!); and where to find the best bargains on everything from diamonds to handmade lace. Walking tours take you through immaculately preserved historic neighborhoods and alongside picturesque canals.

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Contributors include Suketu Mehta, on Mumbai, a city "with an identity crisis;" Chitrita Banerji, on "What Bengali Widows Cannot Eat"; Pankaj Mishra, on the making of jihadis in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and Rory Stewart, among the dervishes of Pakistan. Ramachandra Guha and Amit Chaudhuri remember cowboys and Indians and the dignity of American labor; Urvashi Butalia traces a family member through the political geography of India's Partition. Hanif Kureishi describes fundamentalist forces in Pakistani politics. And Nirad Chaudhuri writes on his 100th birthday. The collection includes a poem by Salman Rushdie about the fatwa, and fiction by R.K. Narayan, Amit Chaudhuri, and Nell Freudenberger.

They were cool and courageous, self-reliant and sharp-witted, daring and determined.

They were the exciting, inspiring, and totally Outrageous Women of the Renaissance.

These remarkable women forged their own paths, made their own rules—and rocked the world!

Among the outrageous women you'll meet are:

• Joan of Arc—the bold warrior who at age 17 became commander-in-chief of the French army and led her country's charge against the invading English.
• Elisabetta Sirani—the lightning-quick painter who opened an all-female art school and became an international sensation.
• Grace O'Malley—the mother of three who ruled the high seas as Ireland's pirate queen and freedom fighter.
• Christina of Sweden—the eccentric Swedish monarch who awakened her country to the wonders of Renaissance art, science, and literature.
• Gracia Mendes Nasi—the Spanish humanitarian and philanthropist whose "underground railroad" saved the lives of countless persecuted Jews.
  
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  Fabulous true stories of the most amazing women in history.

  They were cool and courageous, self-reliant and sharp-witted, daring and determined.

  They were the exciting, inspiring, and totally Outrageous Women of the Renaissance.

  These remarkable women forged their own paths, made their own rules--and rocked the world!

  Among the outrageous women you'll meet are: Joan of Arc--the bold warrior who at age 17 became commander-in-chief of the French army and led her country's charge against the invading English. Elisabetta Sirani--the lightning-quick painter who opened an all-female art school and became an international sensation. Grace O'Malley--the mother of three who ruled the high seas as Ireland's pirate queen and freedom fighter. Christina of Sweden--the eccentric Swedish monarch who awakened her country to the wonders of Renaissance art, science, and literature. Gracia Mendes Nasi--the Spanish humanitarian and philanthropist whose "underground railroad" saved the lives of countless persecuted Jews.