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Tulipomania
- The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused
Af: Mike Dash
Engelsk Paperback
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Tulipomania
- The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused
Af: Mike Dash
Engelsk Paperback

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''A fascinating exploration of human greed and self-delusion and also a tribute to our ageless search for beauty'' DEBORAH MOGGACH.

In 1630s'' Holland thousands of people, from the wealthiest merchants to the lowest street traders, were caught up in a frenzy of buying and selling. The object of the speculation was not oil or gold, but the tulip, a delicate and exotic bloom that had just arrived from the east. Over three years, rare tulip bulbs changed hands for sums that would have bought a house in Amsterdam: a single bulb could sell for more than £300,000 at today''s prices. Fortunes were made overnight, but then lost when, within a year, the market collapsed.

Mike Dash recreates this bizarre episode in European history, separating myth from reality. He traces the hysterical boom and devastating bust, bringing to life a colourful cast of characters, and beautifully evoking Holland''s Golden Age.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
320
ISBN-13:
9780753827994
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0753827999
Udg. Dato:
15 apr 2010
Længde:
19mm
Bredde:
130mm
Højde:
199mm
Forlag:
Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato:
15 apr 2010
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