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| Author | : Tawny Paul |
| File Size | : 52,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 17 October 2019 |
| ISBN | : 9781108496940 |
| Pages | : 301 pages |
Examines debt insecurity in eighteenth-century Britain, a period of famously rapid economic growth when many people nevertheless experienced financial failure.
Examines debt insecurity in eighteenth-century Britain, a period of famously rapid economic growth when many people nevertheless experienced financial failure.
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