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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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Knopf
Language
English

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

Includes index.

Bibliography, p.

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Dewey Decimal Class
949.2/04
Library of Congress
DJ158

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Pagination
p. cm

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL21359978M
Internet Archive
embarrassmentofr00scha
ISBN 10
0394510755
Library Thing
8809
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527521

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

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