The Embarrassment of Riches by Simon Schama (1987, Hardcover) 
The Embarrassment of Riches by Simon Schama (1987, Hardcover)

 
The Embarrassment of Riches by Simon Schama (1987, Hardcover)

Author: Simon Schama
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication Date: 1987-05-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0394510755
ISBN-13: 9780394510750
Product ID: EPID869902
Description: Schama's history of 17th-century Dutch culture considers Dutch society in all its facets, including painting, food, and the Dutch Reformed Church.
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Synopsis
Schama's history of 17th-century Dutch culture considers Dutch society in all its facets, including painting, food, and the Dutch Reformed Church.

Details
Publication Date:1987-05-01

Size
Height:9.8 in
Width:7.0 in
Thickness:2.0 in
Weight:53.6 oz

Publisher's Note
Describes the cultural and social milieu of seventeenth-century Holland, where, despite great material wealth and general prosperity, an "anxiety of superabundance" permeated all aspects of the culture.

Industry Reviews
"A thoroughly fascinating study way beyond the usual conventions of a social or cultural history."
McLean

"Schama has rescued the 17th-century Dutch people from gloomy stereotypes and restored them to life. And if this were not accomplished enough, he has also restored a sense of balance to the study of Dutch art and offered a model of 'compassionate' marriage between art history and social history."
Kakutani

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