An edition of The Embarrassment of Riches: an interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age (1987)

L'embarras de richesses

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An edition of The Embarrassment of Riches: an interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age (1987)

L'embarras de richesses

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This text explores the enigma of 17th-century Holland, a nation that attained an unprecedented level of affluence, yet lived in constant dread of being corrupted by prosperity.

Examines seventeenth-century Dutch life, history, and culture.

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Publisher
Gallimard
Language
French
Pages
866

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Subjects

Civilization, History, Anthropology, Benelux countries, Dutch, Wealth, New York Times reviewed, Kultur

Places

Netherlands

Times

17th century, 1648-1795

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Cover of: The Embarrassment of Riches
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
December 8, 1997, Vintage
Paperback in English
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Cover of: L'embarras de richesses
L'embarras de richesses
January 24, 1991, Gallimard
Paperback in French
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Cover of: Embarrassment of Riches
Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
September 1988, Univ of California Pr
Paperback in English
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Cover of: The embarrassment of riches
The embarrassment of riches: an interpretation of dutch culture in the golden age
1987, Knopf
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Cover of: The embarrassment of riches : an interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age
The embarrassment of riches : an interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age
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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
866
Dimensions
8.7 x 6.7 x 1.8 inches
Weight
3.6 pounds

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OL12397471M
Internet Archive
lembarrasderiche0000simo
ISBN 10
2070717291
ISBN 13
9782070717293
Library Thing
8809
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502694

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"In high summer, Amsterdam smells of frying oil, shag tobacco and unwashed beer glasses."

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