The History of the Distillers Company, 1877-1939 : Diversification and Growth in Whisky and Chemicals

ISBN-13: 9780198288671 / Angielski

R. B. Weir

Opis

A thoroughly researched and definitive history of a major company in a major industry by the expert in the field. The author has penetrated the "tartan curtain" to uncover a great deal of new material on the Scotch whisky industry, such as DCL's organization of bootlegging during American prohibition. But as well as chronicling DCL's potable activities and the development of its chemical activities, he relates his findings to a wide range of issues of current interest in business history, such as diversification, acquisition, and size.

Recenzje

The long gestation of his new book shows both in exhaustive research ... and the clarity of analysis. Weir provides shape to a complicated and sometimes miscellaneous story that often embraces the whisky industry as a whole. ... It is an invaluable reference work