A World History of Tax Rebellions: An Encyclopedia of Tax Rebels, Revolts, and Riots from Antiquity to the Present

by Burg,David F.

• ISBN13: 9780415924986
• ISBN10: 0415924987
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-17
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A World History of Tax Rebellionsis 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. Readers can visit familiar uprisings like the Boston Tea Party, while discovering lesser-known events such as the Mauritanian Rebellion in fourth-century Africa, the Marriage Aid Protest in medieval France, and the 1765 Rebellion of the Barrios in Ecuador. A separate A-to-Z biographical section introduces revolt leaders, activists, and other personalities that make up the full, and often painful, history of taxation.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Entry List	p. xxv
Taxing Terms and Strategies	p. 1
Ancient World	p. 9
Early Middle Ages, Ad 365-1199	p. 43
Late Middle Ages, 1200-1500	p. 83
Renaissance to Enlightenment, 1500-1700	p. 143
Eighteenth Century	p. 229
Nineteenth Century	p. 321
Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries	p. 377
Biographies	p. 433
List of Events by Empire or Nation	p. 443
Bibliography	p. 457
Index	p. 467
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