Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - Persephone Abbott - GoodreadsI read this once years ago and then bought a copy recently to help me with the book I was writing. Schama is very entertaining a second time round. I was surprised to find myself wondering what I had ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - Julie - GoodreadsSchama covers in amazing detail the culture and history of the Netherlands during the peak of its Golden Age in the seventeenth century. He provides great insight on some of the origins of the traits ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - Matt - GoodreadsI knew Schama from his A History of Britain series via BBC/History and I have been interested about the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic, so that's what brought me to this book. My usual history ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - Matt - GoodreadsWow, this book is dense. Really good artwork and some really detailed information about Holland and its empire in the 1600s...but this is one of those books that after you read it, you'll wonder why ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - Katie - GoodreadsThis is a really fun book that explores the Golden Age of the Netherlands (predominantly the 17th century) and its culture - as someone else here put it neatly, it's a book about how the Dutch became ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - GoodreadsThis book is frequently referenced or referred to when discussing the Dutch Golden Age. I wasn't fond of it, it's dry. If you're interested in this piece of Dutch history, you should read these books ...
Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - Thomas Vree - GoodreadsI'm somewhat chagrined to say that I don't know that much about the history of the country I was born in. I go to the library and the shelves are filled with books about the British Isles, and many ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - Michael - GoodreadsThis book is one of three gold standards necessary to understanding Dutch culture today. Was surprised with the amount of religion that is spoke about as I do not consider the Dutch a very religious ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - GoodreadsI really like this book for a number of reasons. The first it is about one of my favorite periods and one of my favorite nations. This is a fun read packed with all sorts of interesting items ...
Review: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Gebruikersrecensie - Denise - GoodreadsYikes! Over 600 large pages. Well, how do you eat an elephant or read a long book - one bite, one page at a time. Recommended reading to prepare for visiting Amsterdam. Volledige recensie lezen
