Chapter 2
IN THIS LESSON
We will journey through the economy of the Port wine industry during the nineteenth century. Specifically, we will learn how the commodity chain was altered. Thus allowing British shippers to have more control in the making of Port wine.
By understanding the economic history of Port, you will gain a new perspective on British imperialism.
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The Politics of Wine in Britain: A New Cultural History by Charles Ludington
Bristol and the Wine Trade by Anne Crawford
The Wine Trade by A.D. Francis
The Golden Age of the Port Wine System, 1781-1807 by Norman R. Bennett
The Port Wine System in 1890s by Norman Bennett
Networks and Knowledge: The Beginning and End of the Port Commodity Chain, 1703-1860 by Paul Duguid
England and Portugal, Cloth and Wine: Evidence for Comparative Advantage or Infant Industry? by Charley Ward