Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City

Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City
ISBN-10
1408703483
ISBN-13
9781408703489
Series
Amsterdam
Category
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Pages
357
Language
English
Published
2013
Author
Russell Shorto

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This is the first 'biography' of the city of Amsterdam - in the same vein as Peter Ackroyd's London.

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