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Privacy, publicity, and reputation: how the press regulated the market in nineteenth-century England

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Privacy, publicity, and reputation: how the press regulated the market in nineteenth-century England. / Taylor, James.
In: Business History Review, Vol. 87, No. 4, 2013, p. 679-701.

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Taylor, J 2013, 'Privacy, publicity, and reputation: how the press regulated the market in nineteenth-century England', Business History Review, vol. 87, no. 4, pp. 679-701. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007680513001098

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Taylor, J. (2013). Privacy, publicity, and reputation: how the press regulated the market in nineteenth-century England. Business History Review, 87(4), 679-701. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007680513001098

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Taylor J. Privacy, publicity, and reputation: how the press regulated the market in nineteenth-century England. Business History Review. 2013;87(4):679-701. Epub 2013 Dec 18. doi: 10.1017/S0007680513001098

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Taylor, James. / Privacy, publicity, and reputation : how the press regulated the market in nineteenth-century England. In: Business History Review. 2013 ; Vol. 87, No. 4. pp. 679-701.

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