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

The embarrassment of riches

an interpretation of Dutch culture in the golden age

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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
Fontana Press
Language
English
Pages
698

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Previews available in: English French

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
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The embarrassment of riches: an interpretation of Dutch culture in the golden age
1991, Fontana Press
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Cover of: L'embarras de richesses
L'embarras de richesses
January 24, 1991, Gallimard
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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
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The embarrassment of riches: an interpretation of dutch culture in the golden age
1987, Knopf
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Originally published: London : Collins, 1987.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 655-670) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
949.2/04
Library of Congress
DJ156 .S33 1991, DJ158

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Pagination
xiii, 698 p. :
Number of pages
698

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OL22715288M
ISBN 10
0006861369
OCLC/WorldCat
62286860
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8809
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111906

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

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