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Russell shorto is schrijver en journalist voor the new york times magazine. Shorto s research for this book relied greatly on the work of the new netherland project now known as the new netherland research center and the new netherland institute. Russell shorto born february 8, 1959 is an american author, historian and journalist, best. Amsterdam a history of the worlds most liberal city. I read many books about the city and the history of amsterdam. Sweeping across the citys colourful thousand year history, amsterdam will bring the place to life. Sweeping across the citys colourful thousand year history, amsterdam. History has long taught that our modern sensibility comes from the eighteenth century enlightenment. The guardian uk russell shorto writes engagingly about how a city can engender ideasorder, tolerance, comfort, egalitarianism, entrepreneurshipand in. A history of the worlds read and download epub, pdf. He loves the city and that clearly transpires in the reading.
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