The politics of whisky: Scottish Distillers, the excise, and the Pittite State

Journal of British Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-69

  Dietz, Vivien E ^a  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84949117605     PISSN: 00219371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/386127     Document Type: Article

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