James Tan

Power and Public Finance at Rome, 264-49 Bce

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Produktbeschreibung

In the first study of fiscal sociology in the Roman Republic, James Tan argues that much of Roman politics was defined by changes in the fiscal system. Tan offers a new conception of the Roman Republic by showing that imperial profits freed the elite from dependence on citizen taxes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9780190639570
• ISBN-10: 0190639571
• Artikelnr.: 47863513

Autorenporträt

James Tan studied ancient history at The University of Sydney and at Columbia University, and works mainly in the fields of Roman political and economic history. He was Visiting Professor of Classics at Union College in Schenectady NY, and is now Assistant Professor of History and Classics at Hofstra University in Hempstead NY.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- The Argument
Part I
- Chapter One: Rich Rome, Poor State
- Chapter Two: The Use and Abuse of Tax Farming
- Chapter Three: Profiteering in the Provinces
Part II
- Chapter Four: The Power of Taxpayers in the First Punic War
- Chapter Five: The Plight of Taxpayers in the Second Punic War
- Chapter Six: The Death and Taxes of the Gracchi
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index