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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age Paperback - 1997
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In a brilliantly inventive work, bestselling author Simon Schama 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. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, THE EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES throbs with life on every page. 314 photos & illustrations.
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"History on the grand scale...An ambitious portrait of one of the most remarkable episodes in modern history."--New York Times
"Wonderfully inclusive; with wit and intense curiosity he teases out meaning from every aspect of Dutch seventeenth-century life."--Robert Hughes
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- Title The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
- Author Schama, Simon
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 720
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1997-12-08
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # BV-06062024-KAW065
- ISBN 9780679781240 / 0679781242
- Weight 1.95 lbs (0.88 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.7 in (23.11 x 16.76 x 4.32 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: Benelux
- Cultural Region: Western Europe
- Library of Congress subjects Netherlands - Civilization - 17th century
- Dewey Decimal Code 949.2
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