Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
Customer Review: First rate, completely absorbing
A very well-written book that takes the murder of Theo Van Gogh as its starting point for considering wider issues of tolerance and cultural diverity. It’s written about the Netherlands but most of what the author says applies is highly relevent to other Western societies with significant Muslim minorities.
The old cliche of a “warts and all” portraint certainly applies to this book. The negative side of affluent Holland is certainly well detailed; the horrors of the largely Moroccan “dish cities” in Holland are vividly portrayed. Theo Van Gogh certainly doen’t emerge as a great hero from this book, in fact he seems pretty obnoxious. The Islamic radicals the author interviews are pretty scary, probably rather unbalanced. The author paints a colouful picture of Pim Fortuyn, and provides a persuaive analysis of his appeal.
The author gives no easy answers but certainly makes the reader think. highly recommended.
Customer Review: Tolerance … ?
I think its a overwhelmingly silly book. Incredibly Bias and shockingly prejudice. It makes for a very uncanny read.
It talks about Tolerance, even though Theo Van Gough openly insult Anything Islamic numerous times over and over again, getting more and more sadistic and provocative each time.
At the same time, the book talks about freedom of speech going too far, however seems to forget how old Theo took it too far on a number of occasions.
at the same time, book openly generalizes All Muslims, radical or non-radical, practicing and non-practicing and poor or rich.
Its shocking how big a bluffer the author is.
I could not help but think the book was a simple ploy to make money at the exploit of the media frenzy against the “non-western World”.
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This poster is of Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night, which shows a brilliantly lit and star strewn night sky over a village. Bright stars, dominant moon, and whirlpool galaxies all have their place in this night sky. This poster measures approx. 20″ x 24″ Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch draughtsman and painter, classified as a Post-Impressionist a pioneer of Expressionism. His famous works include Falling Autumn Leaves, The Starry Night, Portrait of Dr. Gachet, although he is also known for cutting off part of his left ear and for his suicide. The Starry Night is the title given to one of the best known and most reproduced paintings painted while Van Gogh was staying in Arles.
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Magnets feature a glossy photo finish and a full magnetic backing. Each magnet measures approximately 2″ by 3″ each. They are perfect for hanging on any metal surface.
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