Geert mak weet als geen ander het heden met het verleden te verweven. Geert mak crisscrosses europe from verdun to berlin, saint petersburg to srebrenica in search of evidence and witnesses of the last hundred years of europe. Geert mak is a journalist and historian, and the internationally acclaimed author of in europe, amsterdam and the bridge. Amsterdam book the seattle public library bibliocommons.
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Dutch journalist mak takes us on a guided tour of amsterdam, from its humble beginnings as a settlement around a dam on the amstel river in the late 12th century to the present. It is great reading for anyone visiting or moving to amsterdam, but because the city was so central to dutch history, it also provides a good overview of the netherlands past. But also geert mak, in attempting to make it all fit as a narrative, gets far to lyrical in his phrases. In europe isbn 9780375424953 pdf epub geert mak ebook. It is a wide ranging historical survey of predominantly the 20th century, from the perspective of different european cities. He set off in search of evidence and witnesses, looking to define the condition of europe at the verge of a new millennium. Downloaden gratis boeken in europa pdf, epub, mobi van geert. 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. Een kleine geschiedenis van amsterdam ebook gratis. Geert maks latest book, the many lives of jan six, has all the outstanding qualities of his other books. Philip blom was born in hamburg in 1970 and now works in london as a journalist, novelist and translator. Read amsterdam a brief life of the city by geert mak available from rakuten kobo.
Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. A brief life of the city new ed by mak, geert, blom, philip isbn. In this examination of amsterdam s soul, part history, part travel guide, the dutch writer geert mak imaginatively depicts the lives of the early amsterdammers and traces the citys progress from a little town of merchants, sailors, farmers and fishermen into a thriving metropolis. The many lives of jan six a portrait of an amsterdam. In this fascinating examination of amsterdams soul, part history, part travel guide, the dutch writer geert mak imaginatively depicts the lives of the early amsterdammers and traces the citys progress from a little town of merchants, sailors, farmers and fishermen into a. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. This was an entertaining and informative book that i would recommend to anyone who has ever been to or plans to go to amsterdam. A brief life of the city geert mak ebook in europe. From a twelfthcentury settlement of wooden huts at the mouth of the river amstel, it had become by the late sixteenth century one of the great cultural capitals of europe and a major financial center. Amsterdam by geert mak, 9781860467899, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Geert mak s latest book, the many lives of jan six, has all the outstanding qualities of his other books. Amsterdam, written by geert mak, a journalist and popular history writer, is a history of the city from its beginnings.
Bijna ieder jaar reisde hij er rond, als journalist en zomaar, als toeschouwer en luisteraar. In this examination of amsterdams soul, part history, part travel guide, the dutch writer geert mak imaginatively depicts the lives of the early amsterdammers and traces the citys progress from a little town of merchants, sailors, farmers and fishermen into a thriving metropolis. Geert ludzer mak born 4 december 1946 in vlaardingen is a dutch journalist and a nonfiction writer in the field of history. His bestknown work, in europe, a combination of a travelogue through the continent of europe and a history of the 20th century, has appeared in over a dozen. The first few and the last few pages a really fascinating read, i love amsterdam and all its quirks and this is a good introduction to those historical peculiarities. A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan amsterdam is. In this fascinating examination of amsterdam s soul, part history, part travel guide, the dutch writer geert mak imaginatively depicts the lives of the early amsterdammers and traces the citys progress from a little town of merchants, sailors, farmers and fishermen into a thriving metropolis. Travels through the twentieth century geert maksam garrett 20180115t04. From the first world war to the waning days of the cold war, a poignant exploration on what it means to be european at the end of the twentiethcentury. He is one of the netherlands bestselling authors, has twice been awarded historian of the year and his books have been trans. Amsterdam ebook by geert mak 9781409000853 rakuten kobo. His ten books about amsterdam, the netherlands and europe have earned him great popularity.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The amsterdam connection download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Substrate noise coupling in analog rf circuits artech house microwave library. 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. Geert mak was a dutch journalist now a more wideranging writer, former editor of a radical amsterdam news weekly and a brilliant social commentator. The many lives of jan six geschreven door geert mak. In the summer of 1998 the dutch newspaper nrc handelsblad had a good idea. Geert mak author geert mak is a jounalist and historian, and one of hollands bestselling writers. Travels through the twentieth century by geert mak, translated by sam garrett 876pp, harvill secker. A brief life of the city by geert mak 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. He celebrates the citys heritage as a haven for independentminded residents, from 16thcentury anabaptists to the provos of the 1960s. Biographie einer stadt geert mak tr7obqp92gf read free online d0wnload epub. A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan amsterdam is a city of dreams and night.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Amsterdam by geert mak overdrive rakuten overdrive. The many lives of jan six a portrait of an amsterdam dynasty. Download livre en ligne in europa pdfepub geert mak. Lovers of amsterdam will revel in the exhaustive reconstruction of everyday life in the medieval city independent on sunday a 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. Lovers of amsterdam will revel in the exhaustive reconstruction of everyday life in the medieval city independent on sunday a strong sense of irony and a lively prose style make geert maks amsterdam one of the most unusual and engaging city books i have read this year sunday times maks brief is. In europa in europe first published in 2004 following a tangle of routes that led him to london, volgograd and madrid, past the bunkers of berlin, the perfumed closets of helena ceausescu in bucharest and the toy automobiles in an abandoned daycare center in chernobyl, geert mak traveled in the footsteps of the 20th century.
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