The Trouble With Tea: The Politics of Consumption in the Eighteenth-Century Global Economy
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Jane T. Merritt., & Jane T. Merritt|AUTHOR. (2017). The Trouble With Tea: The Politics of Consumption in the Eighteenth-Century Global Economy . Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane T. Merritt and Jane T. Merritt|AUTHOR. 2017. The Trouble With Tea: The Politics of Consumption in the Eighteenth-Century Global Economy. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jane T. Merritt and Jane T. Merritt|AUTHOR. The Trouble With Tea: The Politics of Consumption in the Eighteenth-Century Global Economy Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
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