Vrijwel al zijn boeken werden bestsellers, van hoe god verdween uit jorwerd tot en met reizen zonder john. His ten books about amsterdam, the netherlands and europe have earned him great popularity. At only 150 pages its a brief investment of time that is richly rewarded. An overview of the most important work of geert mak with descriptions of. Half a century on, geert mak sets off from steinbecks home in his own rocinante, with his wife and his. The death of the village in late twentiethcentury europe. His ten books about amsterdam, netherlands and europe have earned him great popularity. Geert mak born 4 december 1946 in vlaardingen is a dutch journalist and a nonfiction writer in the field of history. A journey between orient and occident by geert mak, sam garrett isbn. The many lives of jan six broche geert mak, livre tous. Op 5 november 2019 verscheen geert maks nieuwste boek, grote verwachtingen. Geert mak is an idiosyncratic but brilliantly analytical social historian. Geert mak has produced an impressive account of this silent europe wide revolution in the countryside.
Geert mak werd geboren te vlaardingen op 4 december 1946 als zoon van een gereformeerd predikant. Discover book depositorys huge selection of geert mak books online. Geert mak was born in vlaardingen, the netherlands in 1946. These are stories about the old turkey and the new, based on encounters on the bridge that links the. Amsterdam by mak, geert and a great selection of related books. The dutch author geert mak has written several books about history and sociology of cities and rural communities. Hier vind je alle leverbare boeken en lichten we een aantal highlights uit zijn oeuvre uit. Secondly, the book was already available in turkish at the moment it appeared in holland. Ive read a number of his books, all of course in english. Geert mak first became known to the general public with his book jorwerd. 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 languages. Ive written here about the books of geert mak, a dutch journalisthistorian whos produced an important sequence of studies of social history books i think provide a great deal of objective, sympathetic, wise insight into the human condition as we find it today. A brief life of the city, hoe god verdween uit jorwerd jorwerd.
A journey between orient and occident by geert mak and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Geert mak has 45 books on goodreads with 28932 ratings. These are stories about the old turkey and the new, based on encounters on the bridge that links the european and asian sections of istanbul. The lives of jan six compelling history of an amsterdam dynasty, the buddenbrooks of the netherlands having written on the rise and fall of a village, a country, a continent and a world power, popular historian geert mak has now come to what is closest to his heart. The bridge by geert mak librarything catalog your books. A journey between orient and occident first uk edition by mak, geert, garrett, sam isbn. Geert maks latest book, the many lives of jan six, has all the outstanding qualities of his other books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mak is a great storyteller and a tireless student of salient facts. Geert ludzer mak born 4 december 1946 in vlaardingen is a dutch journalist and a nonfiction writer in the field of history.
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