Holland Flowering : : How the Dutch Flower Industry Conquered the World / / Andrew Gebhardt.
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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (268 p.) :; 10 halftones |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Holland Flowering
- Early Dutch Horticulture
- The Rise of Aalsmeer’s Horticultural Grower’s Cooperatives
- The Dutch Flower Auction: Traders
- Horticultural Aesthetics
- Planet of Flowers
- Afterword
- Notes