Title: The Embarrassment of Riches
Subtitle: an interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age
First published: 1987
Description: 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.
Subjects: Civilization, History, Anthropology, Benelux countries, Dutch, Wealth, New York Times reviewed, Kultur
Places: Netherlands
Time periods: 17th century, 1648-1795