Mak, Geert.

Amsterdam / Geert Mak ; translated by Philipp Blom.

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.

xiii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

"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.

0674003314 (alk. paper)
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Economic history.
City planning Netherlands Amsterdam.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) History.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) Economic conditions.
Netherlands Amsterdam.

History.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 214469
Cote: DJ411.A55 M3 2000
Statut: Disponible