Book description inwar wine and taxes john nye debunks the myth that britain was a free trade nation during and after the industrial revolution by revealing how the british used tariffs notably on french wine as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken france and to respond to pressure from local brewers and othersthe book reveals that britain did not transform smoothly from a . War wine and taxes the political economy of anglo french trade 1689 1900 princeton economic history of the western world nye john v c on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers war wine and taxes the political economy of anglo french trade 1689 1900 princeton economic history of the western world. In war wine and taxes john nye debunks the myth that britain was a free trade nation during and after the industrial revolution by revealing how the british used tariffs notably on french wine as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken france and to respond to pressure from local brewers and othersthe book reveals that britain did not transform smoothly from a mercantilist state . War wine and taxes the political economy of anglo french trade 1689 1900 the princeton economic history of the western world by john vc nye 2007 07 22 dec 19 2020 posted by roger hargreaves library text id 115093844 online pdf ebook epub library library text id 115093844 online pdf ebook epub library french trade 1689 1900 the princeton economic history of the western world by john vc nye 22 . Political economy of anglo french trade 1689 1899 agricultural trade policies alcohol taxes and war john vc nye britain contrary to received wisdom was not a free trader for most of the 1800s and despite repeal of the corn laws continued to have higher tariffs than the french until the last few decades of the 19th century