Read amsterdam a brief life of the city by geert mak available from rakuten kobo. Geert mak skillfully traces the physical and cultural evolution of the city from inception to modern times, managing to capture the zeitgeist of each era with just the right anecdote or just the right colorful character. A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan amsterdam is a city 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. Geert mak bekijk alles van geert mak bestseller,boeken,ebooks. Zu seinen bekanntesten veroffentlichungen zahlen amsterdam. Geert mak ebook a magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan amsterdam is a city 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. Martin woollacott on geert maks masterly pilgrimage to the hotspots of a continents recent history, in europe. Grote verwachtingen geert mak atlas contact ebook epub. A brief life of the city first published in january 1995 the tiny secret of a mediaeval shoe found in the darkblue mud at the bottom of an amsterdam canal, the womens revolt at the begijnhof, the diary of a terrified priest during the famine of 1575, the tragedy of the maidservant elsje christiaens and the famous painter rembrandt van. A brief life of the city kindle edition by geert mak, philip blom.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading amsterdam. In this fascinating examination of the citys soul, part history, part travel guide, geert mak imaginatively recreates the lives of the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Amsterdam by geert mak overdrive rakuten overdrive. Geert mak bekijk alles van geert mak boeken,ebooks,engelse. In this fascinating examination of the citys 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. Amsterdam ebook by geert mak 9781409000853 rakuten kobo. A brief life of the city, 1995 the classic account of amsterdam past and present by.
A brief life of the city, by mak, geert, isbn 9781860467899, available at the american book center. He was the author of amsterdam, a brilliant portrait of that city, and of. A brief life of the city new ed by mak, geert, blom, philip isbn. Lovers of amsterdam will revel in the exhaustive reconstruction of everyday life in the medieval city independent on sundaya strong sense of irony and a lively prose style make geert mak s amsterdam one of the most unusual and engaging city books i have read this year sunday times mak s brief is. A brief life of the city the tiny secret of a mediaeval shoe found in the darkblue mud at the bottom of an amsterdam canal, the womens revolt at the begijnhof, the diary of a terrified priest during the famine of 1575, the tragedy of the maidservant elsje christiaens and the famous painter rembrandt van rijn, the apocalypse of mayor. A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan amsterdam is a city of dreams and night. Ive now exhausted geert maks library thats been translated into english. This was an entertaining and informative book that i would recommend to anyone who has ever been to or plans to go to amsterdam. On january 4, 1999, mak, a journalist and one of the netherlands most popular authors, set out from amsterdam on assignment for his newspaper, the nrc handelsblad, to crisscross europe in the. Dutch historian mostly known for his documentary series in europa in europe and book of the same name. In europa ebook door geert mak 9789045016405 rakuten kobo. Een kleine geschiedenis van amsterdam, geert mak libris.
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