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Flower Power: The Lessons
Phillips-Fein, Kim | June 26, 2000 issue

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The article presents information about the book "Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused," by Mike Dash. In this book the author retells another story of the flower craze, emphasizing the economic context of the bubble and its effects on Dutch society and culture. The strangest thing about the book is what it doesn't talk about: Clearly it is supposed to provide insight into the stock market boom of the past decade, yet Dash scrupulously avoids saying anything direct about the Dow Jones, preferring instead to expound upon the finer points of tulip cultivation.

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TULIPOMANIA (Book); DASH, Mike; CULTURE; STOCK exchanges; TULIPS; TILLAGE
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