Holland flowering : how the Dutch flower industry conquered the world /
Worldwide, the indelible image of the Netherlands is the tulip. But the tulip is not alone: flowers of all kinds have long been a key part of both the Dutch identity and the Dutch economy, and in Holland Flowering, Andrew Gebhardt offers a dazzling tour of Dutch flower culture, from the earliest day...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Worldwide, the indelible image of the Netherlands is the tulip. But the tulip is not alone: flowers of all kinds have long been a key part of both the Dutch identity and the Dutch economy, and in Holland Flowering, Andrew Gebhardt offers a dazzling tour of Dutch flower culture, from the earliest days of horticulture to attempts to grow bulbs on the moon. Building his account around the world's largest flower auction, Aalsmeer's, which is located near Amsterdam, Gebhardt links past and present, petals and painting, colonial trading and the European Union. The resulting book is as unusual as it is ambitious, full of insights into horticulture, the workings of markets, globalization, aesthetics, and Dutch popular culture. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook History Collection EBSCO eBook Business Collection EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America Project Muse EBA All Single Title Collection Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789048522590 9048522595 9048522609 9789048522606 |
