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

The Ambarassment of the Ritchies

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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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Alfred A. Knopf

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Subjects
Civilization, History, Anthropology, Benelux countries, Dutch, Wealth, New York Times reviewed, Kultur
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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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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
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The Ambarassment of the Ritchies
1987, Alfred A. Knopf
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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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"In high summer, Amsterdam smells of frying oil, shag tobacco and unwashed beer glasses."

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