Amsterdam : a history of the world's most liberal city
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Wood Library Association - Canandaigua - Adult Nonfiction
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357 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-343) and index.
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An endlessly entertaining portrait of the city of Amsterdam and the ideas that make it unique, by the author of the acclaimed Island at the Center of the World. 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-the constant battle of its citizens to keep the sea at bay and the democratic philosophy that this enduring struggle fostered. Amsterdam is the font of liberalism, in both its senses. Tolerance for free thinking and free love make it a place where, in the words of one of its mayors, "craziness is a value." But the city also fostered the deeper meaning of liberalism, one that profoundly influenced America: political and economic freedom. Amsterdam was home not only to religious dissidents and radical thinkers but to the world's first great global corporation.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shorto, R. (2013). Amsterdam: a history of the world's most liberal city (First edition.). Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shorto, Russell. 2013. Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City. New York: Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shorto, Russell. Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City New York: Doubleday, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shorto, Russell. Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City First edition., Doubleday, 2013.

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