The Embarrassment of Riches

Name: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
ISBN: 9780679781240

An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age

Simon Schama

1987·720 pages·Nonfiction

Historical Fiction History & Politics

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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The Embarrassment of Riches

An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age

Simon Schama

Year

1987

Pages

720

Type

Nonfiction

Historical Fiction History & Politics

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