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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age

by Simon Schama

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Publisher Comments:

Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama re-creates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells of bloody uprisings and beached whales, of the cult of hygiene and the plague of tobacco, of thrifty housewives and profligate tulip-speculators. He tells us how the Dutch celebrated themselves and how they were slandered by their enemies.


"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

Synopsis:

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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Product Details

ISBN:
9780679781240
Subtitle:
An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Author:
Schama, Simon
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Civilization
Subject:
Anthropology - Cultural
Subject:
Netherlands
Subject:
17th century
Subject:
Western Europe
Subject:
Western Europe - Benelux
Subject:
Dutch
Subject:
Netherlands Civilization 17th century.
Subject:
Western Europe - General
Copyright:
c198
Edition Description:
1st Vintage Books ed., Bibliography: p. 623-670.
Publication Date:
December 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
720
Dimensions:
9.00x6.61x1.47 in. 2.50 lbs.
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