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Author:
Shorto, Russell
Title:
Amsterdam [sound recording] : a history of the world's most liberal city / Russell Shorto
Format:
[sound recording] :
Edition:
Unabridged
Publisher:
Books on Tape,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
9 sound discs (685 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
Subject:
Liberalism--Amsterdam--Amsterdam--History
Amsterdam (Netherlands)--History
Audiobooks.
Notes:
Title from web page Compact discs Duration: 11:25:00 Read by the author
Summary:
Tourists know Amsterdam as a picturesque city of low-slung brick houses lining tidy canals; student travelers know it for its legal brothels and hash bars; art lovers know it for Rembrandt's glorious portraits. But the deeper history of Amsterdam, what makes it one of the most fascinating places on earth, is bound up in its unique geography and the constant battle of its citizens to keep the sea at bay and the democratic philosophy that this enduring struggle fostered
ISBN:
0804149321
9780804149327
OCLC:
(OCoLC)828053726
Locations:
GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

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