Amsterdam, a history of the world's most liberal city, Russell Shorto
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Amsterdam, a history of the world's most liberal city, Russell Shorto
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Amsterdam
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Russell Shorto
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a history of the world's most liberal city
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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 and the constant battle of its citizens to keep the sea at bay and the democratic philosophy that this enduring struggle fostered
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