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Overseas trade and taxation in England and Wales, c. 1680–1790 英格兰和威尔士的海外贸易与税收，约 1680-1790 年
The Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-07-22 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13370
Spike Sweeting
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Red gold: Copper and the U.S. mobilization campaign, 1950–3 红色黄金：铜与美国的动员运动，1950-1933 年
The Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-07-14 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13371
Glenn J. Dorn
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What happened to the workshop of West Africa? Resilience and decline of handicraft textiles in colonial northern Nigeria, 1911–52 西非工坊怎么了？1911-1952年尼日利亚北部殖民地手工纺织品的复兴与衰落
The Economic History Review Pub Date : 2024-02-02 DOI: 10.1111/ehr.13324
Emiliano Travieso, Tom Westland
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