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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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Cover of: The Embarrassment of Riches
The Embarrassment of Riches
April 19, 2004, Fontana Press
Cover of: The Embarrassment of Riches
The Embarrassment of Riches
April 19, 2004, Fontana Press
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: The Embarrassment of Riches
The Embarrassment of Riches
August 1997, Blackstone Audiobooks
Audio Cassette in English
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
Cover of: The embarrassment of riches
The embarrassment of riches: an interpretation of Dutch culture in the golden age
1991, Fontana Press
in English
Cover of: L'embarras de richesses
L'embarras de richesses
January 24, 1991, Gallimard
Paperback in French
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
Cover of: Overvloed en onbehagen
Overvloed en onbehagen: de Nederlandse cultuur in de Gouden Eeuw
1988, Contact
Hardcover in Dutch
Cover of: Overvloed En Onbehagen
Overvloed En Onbehagen
1988, Olympus
Paperback
Cover of: The embarrassment of riches
The embarrassment of riches: an interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age
1987, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The Ambarassment of the Ritchies
Cover of: The embarrassment of riches
Cover of: The embarrassment of riches
Cover of: The embarrassment of riches
The embarrassment of riches: an interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age
1987, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
- 1st ed.
Cover of: The embarrassment of riches : an interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age

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

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