Amsterdam / Geert Mak ; translated by Philipp Blom.

Main entry:

Mak, Geert.

Title & Author:

Amsterdam / Geert Mak ; translated by Philipp Blom.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.

Description:

xiii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Kleine geschiedenis van Amsterdam.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-329) and index.
The beautifully constructed house -- Bread and stones -- The enemy -- Towards a new Jerusalem -- The joy of God's wrath -- Insiders and outsiders -- The ice age explained -- The fire palace -- The last stop of train 1537 -- The years of moral panic.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"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."--Jacket.

Resources:
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

0674003314 (alk. paper)
9780674003316 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Economic history.
City planning Netherlands Amsterdam.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) History.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) Economic conditions.
Netherlands Amsterdam.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 214469
Call No.: DJ411.A55 M3 2000
Status: Available

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