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  Amsterdam: The Brief Life of a City (Paperback) By (author) Geert Mak, Translated by Philipp Blom

  

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  Short Description for AmsterdamA magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city not only of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne Frank. This title - part history and part travel guide - examines the city's soul.
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  • Publisher: The Harvill Press
  • Published: 15 December 1999
  • Format: Paperback 352 pages
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  • Categories: European History | Guidebooks | Travel Writing
  • ISBN 13: 9781860467899 ISBN 10: 186046789X
  • Sales rank: 86,039

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• A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city not only of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne Frank. In this fascinating examination of the city's soul, part history, part travel guide, Geert Mak imaginatively recreates the lives of the early Amsterdammers, and traces Amsterdam's progress from waterlogged settlement to a major financial centre and thriving modern metropolis.