David F Burg

A World History of Tax Rebellions

An Encyclopedia of Tax Rebels, Revolts, and Riots from Antiquity to the Present

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A World History of Tax Rebellions is an exhaustive reference source for over 4,300 years of riots, rebellions, protests, and war triggered by abusive taxation and tax collecting systems around the world. Each of the chronologically arranged entries focuses on a specific historical event, analyzing its roots, and socio-economic context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 536
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 187mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1356g
• ISBN-13: 9780415924986
• ISBN-10: 0415924987
• Artikelnr.: 21487485

Autorenporträt

David F. Burg has taught humanities for over twenty years at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY. He is the author of several books on American history including Chicago's White City of 1893, The Encyclopedia of Student and Youth Movements, and The American Revolution: AnEyewitness History.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Entry List
TAXING TERMS AND STRATEGIES
ANCIENT WORLD
EARLY MIDDLE AGES
AD 365-1199
LATE MIDDLE AGES
1200-1500
RENAISSANCE TO ENLIGHTENMENT
1500-1700
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
NINETEENTH CENTURY
TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES
BIOGRAPHIES
Appendix: List of Events by Empire or Nation
Bibliography
Index