Britain and the German Zollverein, 1848-66.(Review)

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Davis, John R. Britain and the German Zollverein, 1848-66 New York: St. Martin's Press 238 pp., $69.95 cloth, ISBN 0-312-17466-7 Publication Date: September 1997

Contemporary concerns about commercial relationships between developed and developing nations, and between free and fair trade, make the significance of Britain and the German Zollverein reach beyond a history of commercial relations. John R. Davis, a lecturer at Kingston University, delves into the archives of both Great Britain and Germany to uncover a story of confusion and misconception in great power relations. ...

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