The Embarrassment of Riches

The Embarrassment of Riches
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 724
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ISBN-10 : 0520061470
ISBN-13 : 9780520061477
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Embarrassment of Riches by : Simon Schama

Download or read book The Embarrassment of Riches written by Simon Schama and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.


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