The Brandy Trade Under the Ancien Régime: Regional Specialisation in the Charente

by L.M. Cullen

Book Overview

In this 1998 study of the brandy trade and its merchants, Professor Cullen explores the development of cognac, the world's most famous spirit product, which emerged as a consequence of a chronic wine surplus. While Professor Cullen focuses on the brandy trade, his findings contradict the view of a 'static' French economy in the eighteenth century. Professor Cullen shows that the brandy trade was based on a sophisticated regional economy, which, by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521890985
• ISBN13: 9780521890984
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"