The New illustrated History of Amsterdam

Peter Rietbergen

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This book means to sketch the variegated history of Amsterdam from its humble beginnings in the 'Low Countries' as a small, thirteenth-century transit port to its many (inter-)national present roles, both economic and cultural.

Each of the ten chapters addresses three main topics: the economic development of the town, its demographic and social background and its changing urban lay-out; its political history, both internal and external, i.e. within the national and international context; and its cultural structures and most salient (institutional) features and protagonists.

Based on the latest scholarly research, the book yet is accesible, also because the many illustrations have been specifically selected to serve as visual extensions of the text, to allow the reader to reach a deeper understanding of this fascinating city.