An edition of Kleine geschiedenis van Amsterdam (1999)

Amsterdam

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An edition of Kleine geschiedenis van Amsterdam (1999)

Amsterdam

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"In this examination of Amsterdam's soul - part history, part travel guide - the Dutch writer Geert Mak imaginatively depicts the lives of early Amsterdammers and traces the city's progress from a small town of merchants, sailors, farmers, and fishermen to a thriving metropolis. Mak's Amsterdam is a city of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and magnificent monuments, but also of civil wars, uprisings, and bloody religious purges.

In his journey through the city and through time, Mak displays an eye for the bizarre and the unexpected: a Rembrandt sketch of a young girl executed for manslaughter; the shoe of a medieval lady unearthed during a remodeling project; a graffito foretelling the city's doom on the wall of a mansion, daubed by a deranged burgomaster with his own blood.".

"Amsterdam remains a magnet for travelers from around the world, and this charmingly detailed account of its origins and its history through the present day is designed to help the reader step into daily life in a truly modern city."--BOOK JACKET.

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English
Pages
338

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Amsterdam: a brief life of the city
2001, Panther
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Amsterdam
2000, Harvard University Press
in English
Cover of: Amsterdam
Amsterdam: a brief life of the city
1999, Harvill Press
in English
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Amsterdam
1999, Harvard University Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [326]-329) and index.

Translated from, Kleine geschiedenis van Amsterdam.

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Cambridge, Mass

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
949.2/352
Library of Congress
DJ411.A55

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Pagination
xiii, 338 p. :
Number of pages
338

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22822996M
ISBN 10
0674003314
Library Thing
1059035
Goodreads
2287085

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