Revolution and state structure: The bureaucratization of tax administration in early modern England and France

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 183-223

  Kiser, Edgar ^a   Kane, Joshua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035402850     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323656     Document Type: Article

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