A world history of tax rebellions : an encyclopedia of tax rebels, revolts, and riots from antiquity to the present /

A world history of tax rebellions : an encyclopedia of tax rebels, revolts, and riots from antiquity to the present /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Burg, David F.
Imprint:	New York ; London : Routledge, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xxxiv, 502 pages : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Taxation -- Public opinion -- History. Tax and expenditure limitations -- History. Taxation -- History. Tax and expenditure limitations. Taxation. Taxation -- Public opinion. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11299811

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ISBN:	020350089X 9780203500897 0415924987 9781135959951 1135959951 9781135959999 1135959994 9781135960001 1135960003 9780415924986 1280108657 9781280108655
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Title from e-book title screen (viewed Oct. 16, 2007). Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Burg, David F. World history of tax rebellions. New York ; London : Routledge, 2004
Standard no.:	10.4324/9780203500897

Table of Contents:

Entries include: Urukagina Reforms (Lagash, 2350 BCE)
Sitology Protests (Egypt, c.200 BCE)
Asian Tax Resistance (43 BCE)
Mauretanian Rebellion (Africa, 374 CE)
Basra Riot (Iraq, 917)
Lady Godiva's Ride (England, c; 1057)
Marriage Aid Protest (France, 1308)
Peasants Revolt (Germany, 1524)
Rebellion of the Barrios (Ecuador; 1765)
Boston Tea Party (Massachusetts, 1773)
Pulque Tax Resistance (Mexico, 1802)
Tjikandi Affairs (Indonesia, 1845)
Single Tax Movement (USA, 1879)
Georgists (Denmark, 1919)
Barwick Court (Australia, 1960)
Antiwar Tax Rally (USA, 1970) and many more