Amsterdam: A History of the World

Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City Russell Shorto
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Mar 31, 2014 - While we were waiting, Jeff and I read from his new book he discovered at the bookstore: Amsterdam, A History of the World's Most Liberal City. Feb 25, 2013 - Amsterdam may be renowned for its cosmopolitan air and vibrant city streets but the largest and most liberal city in The Netherlands has a more traditional side. Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City [Russell Shorto] on Amazon.com. Jun 23, 2012 - As the world knows, Amsterdam is a banquet of cultural pleasure. Nov 13, 2013 - A few years back, Shorto wrote a book about the Dutch influence on New York City – and, by extension, on the entire U.S. Dec 2, 2013 - For non-fiction I have Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto sitting on my desk. Now he's written a book called Amsterdam: The History of the World's Most Liberal City. Consider two indicators: it has more than 50 museums and offers 40,000 cultural performances and events a year. Jan 31, 2014 - Recent plans and progressive policies put in place in other European cities suggest that Amsterdam has some work to do, if it doesn't want to lose its title as the world's most bicycle-friendly city. Oct 23, 2013 - From medieval mudflats to the Shangri-La of sex: the story of a much-loved city's fragile freedoms, writes Simon Winder. Here, you find the world's most vivid expression of liberal sexual practice. , no sign that she grasps Ayaan Hirsi Ali's friend, Theo Van Gogh, was murdered in broad daylight in Amsterdam — one of the world's most liberal cities — for the crime of making a documentary telling the truth about how Muslims treat women. May 15, 2014 - Summing up Korn's body of writing, Bawer concludes that she “shows no sign that she has been educated at all in any sense of the term – no sign that she's learned anything of significance about, say, history or economics, . Its history as a cultural capital Nothing makes the liberal attitude of Amsterdam more vivid than streets around the city's oldest building: a church called Oude Kirck, meaning Old Church. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.