| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 698 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [655]-670. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Batavian temperament -- Part one: Becoming. Moral geography -- Patriotic scripture -- Part two: Doing and not doing. Feasting, fasting and timely atonement -- The impertinence of survival -- The embarrassment of riches -- Part three: Living and growing. Housewives and hussies: homeliness and worldliness -- In the republic of children -- Part four: Watersheds. Inside, outside. |
| Subject |
Netherlands -- Civilization -- 17th century.
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Netherlands -- History -- 17th century.
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Netherlands. (OCoLC)fst01204034
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age |
| ISBN |
0394510755: $39.95 |
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