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The Embarrassment of Riches

an interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age

by Simon Schama · 1987

CivilizationHistoryAnthropologyBenelux countriesDutchWealthNew York Times reviewedKultur

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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Book data: Open Library