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In the seventeenth century, cultural exchange between the Dutch Republic and the Baltic states was a complex proposition. Sweden was involved in all the major wars of northern and central Europe, but it was relatively new to European politics. Its nobility sought an identity and frame for its culture and politics, and found them in Dutch classicism. Noldus (U. of Leiden) examines how the steady flow of Dutch immigrants, artists, architects and traders influenced their hosts' acquired tastes in luxury items and directed it towards fulfillment in Amsterdam markets. Generously illustrated, the text shows how culture and the need to appear globally-aware transcends both space and time. Distributed by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
