Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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 Studentand Youth Movements, and The American Revolution: AnEyewitness History.

Reviews

"Unique with its wide span of nations and times. It will be valuable in academic libraries, especially where there is a business school, as well as larger public libraries." -- Booklist/RBB
"A detailed chronology... A welcome addition to tax literature in historical context..." -- Choice