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Real inequality in the early modern Low Countries: the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch, 1500–1660

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  • Jord Hanus, 2013. "Real inequality in the early modern Low Countries: the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch, 1500–1660," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 66(3), pages 733-756, August.
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