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White-collar crime and the law in nineteenth-century Britain. / Taylor, James.
In: Business History, Vol. 60, No. 3, 01.09.2018, p. 343-360.

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Taylor J. White-collar crime and the law in nineteenth-century Britain. Business History. 2018 Sept 1;60(3):343-360. Epub 2017 Jun 20. doi: 10.1080/00076791.2017.1339691

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Taylor, James. / White-collar crime and the law in nineteenth-century Britain. In: Business History. 2018 ; Vol. 60, No. 3. pp. 343-360.

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