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"In December 2004, photographer Theo Baart moved to a house just built in one of Hoofddorp's brand-new neighborhoods. Two years before, potatoes were still being grown on the land. But one day the irrigation ditches were made wider, a bridge was constructed and a residential area took shape along the water. In Eiland 7 - Tales From Suburbia, Theo Baart sets out in search of the recipe for today's Dutch residential development... Theo Baart visits farmers who have sold their land and speaks with land buyers, project developers, and architects. He photographed the new kitchens, the gardens and people who have purchased homes on this man-made island. His neighbors talk about the houses they've lived in-- and their mortgages"--P. [4] of cover.