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Amsterdam
A History of the World's Most Liberal City
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Amsterdam
This is the first 'biography' of the city of Amsterdam - in the same vein as Peter Ackroyd's London.
This is the first 'biography' of the city of Amsterdam - in the same vein as Peter Ackroyd's London.
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Amsterdam is not just any city. Despite its relative size, it has stood alongside its larger cousins—Paris, London, Berlin—and has influenced the modern world to a degree that few other cities have. Sweeping across the city's colourful thousand-year history, Amsterdam will bring the place to life: its sights and smells; its politics and people.
Focusing on two significant periods—the late 1500s to the mid-1600s and then from the Second World War to the present—Russell Shorto's masterful biography examines Amsterdam's central preoccupations. Just as fin-de-siècle Vienna was the birthplace of psychoanalysis, seventeenth-century Amsterdam was the wellspring of liberalism, and today it remains a city that takes individual freedom very seriously.
A wonderfully evocative book that takes Amsterdam's dramatic past and present and populates it with a whole host of colourful characters, Amsterdam is the definitive book on this great city.
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Amsterdam by Russell Shorto is generally praised for its engaging and comprehensive exploration of the city's history and its global influence. Reviewers often highlight Shorto's ability to weave together historical events with cultural insights, offering a vivid portrayal of Amsterdam’s development. The narrative's depth and the author's storytelling style are frequently commended, making the book both an educational and enjoyable read.
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ISBN: 9780349000022
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 May 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Abacus
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 370g
Pages: 416
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About the Author
Russell Shorto is an American author, historian and journalist. His books have been published in nine languages and he is the contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and the director of the John Adams Institute in Amsterdam.
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