Amsterdam : a brief life of the city

Bibliographic Information

Amsterdam : a brief life of the city

Geert Mak ; translated from the Dutch by Philipp Blom

Harvill Press, 1999

Other Title

Een kleine geschiedenis van Amsterdam

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Note

Original title from t.p. verso

Bibliography: p. [326]-329

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Using diaries and eyewitness accounts the author of this text presents a portrait of Amsterdam through the ages: its bustling harbour, its grand houses, it slums, it wealth, its winters, insurrections, and the evolution of the mentality that shaped it.

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Details

  • NCID
    BB05062516
  • ISBN
    • 1860465986
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    dut
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 338 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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