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The Brandy Trade under the Ancien Regime: Regional Specialisation in the Charente
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Brandy Trade under the Ancien Regime: Regional Specialisation in the Charente
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) L. M. Cullen
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:304 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Economic history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521890984
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| Classifications | Dewey:380.14566353094465 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises; 3 Maps; 3 Halftones, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
20 June 2002 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This study of the brandy trade explores the origins, production and marketing of brandy from the Cognac region in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Professor Cullen shows that the brandy trade was based on a sophisticated regional economy, which, by 1720, had become a key component of French involvement in the modern international trading system. Notwithstanding competition from a surplus in other cereals and from foreign markets, regional specialization in the Charente was an indispensable element in ensuring the quality of stable output, and was recognized in the region's success in attracting foreign houses, such as Martell and Hennessy.
Reviews"...a finely crafted monograph on an important topic." Thomas J. Schaeper, American Historical Review "...fascinating study of the brandy trade...The material is enormously rich...this is a thoughtful book about an important topic. This book makes a real contribution to the subject." Thomas Brennan, Journal of Modern History
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