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The implementation of national labour legislation in England after the Black Death, 1349–1400 1349-1400 年黑死病之后英格兰国家劳动立法的实施情况

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-05-24 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13355

Mark Bailey

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The emergence of double entry bookkeeping 复式记账法的出现

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-05-23 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13358

Alan Sangster

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The Rise and Decline of England's Watchmaking Industry, 1550–1930. Alun Davies, (Routledge, 2024. pp. 414. 21 B/W images. ISBN 9781032131351, Pbk £39.99) 英国制表业的兴衰，1550-1930》，AlunDavies，（Routledge，2024 年。）

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-05-22 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13366

Pierre-Yves Donzé

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Trade costs and the integration of British West Africa in the global economy, c. 1840–1940 贸易成本与英属西非融入全球经济，约 1840-1940 年

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13353

Federico Tadei, Nektarios Aslanidis, Oscar Martinez

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Emigrant voyages from the UK to North America and Australasia, 1853–1913

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-04-30 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13351

Timothy J. Hatton

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Breaking free? The evolution of intra-Asian trade at the dawn of globalization (1795–1839)

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-04-29 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13350

Alejandro Ayuso-Diaz

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African time travellers: What can we learn from 500 years of written accounts?

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-04-27 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13344

Edward Kerby, Alexander Moradi, Hanjo Odendaal

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It's not about the money: New evidence on U.S. reconstruction aid in Italy, 1947–68 不是钱的问题1947-68 年美国援助意大利重建的新证据

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13349

Marco Martinez

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Finance capitalism in industrializing autocracies: Evidence from corporate balance sheets in imperial Germany and Russia 工业化专制国家的金融资本主义：帝国德国和俄罗斯企业资产负债表的证据

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-04-22 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13342

Caroline Fohlin, Amanda Gregg

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Spatial inequality in prices and wages within a late-developing economy: Serbia, 1863–1910 后发经济体中价格和工资的空间不平等：塞尔维亚，1863-1910 年

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Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-04-19 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13348

Stefan Nikolić

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