Nova História Económica da Madeira

Name: Nova História Económica da Madeira
ISBN: 9789896801320

by Alberto Vieira · 2009 edition

Alberto Vieira rethinks Madeira’s economic history (in Portuguese), moving beyond product-and-cycle accounts to neglected themes such as finance and contraband in the archipelago.

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Author: Alberto Vieira
Edition year: 2009
Publisher: Esfera do Caos
Language: Portuguese
ISBN-13: 9789896801320

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