For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization - Softcover

Adams, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1568332351 ISBN 13: 9781568332352

Publisher: Madison Books, 2001

Synopsis

The first edition of Adams' study of the history of taxation had heads turning across the nation, with excited reviews appearing in dozens of national newspapers and magazines in addition to local papers in almost every state. Adams makes a convincing case for taxes being the cause of many of the landmark events in civilization's history. Starting in ancient Egypt, Adams surveys how governments established and collected their taxes, and how these procedures led to the fall of Rome, the rise of Islam and the Arabs' successful conquests, the signing of the Magna Carta, the American Revolution and Civil War, and many other momentous events. Adams also offers suggestions for governments wishing to avoid the fate of previous nations destroyed by ignorant tax policies, something every American will no doubt read with much interest.

About this title

About the Author

Charles Adams has degrees from Whittier College and UCLA, and is a certified specialist in taxation law. Other books of his include Those Dirty Rotten Taxes : The Tax Revolts that Built America. Adams lives in Buffalo, NY and winters in Phoenix, AZ.

Edition details

• Publisher: Madison Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568332351
• ISBN 13: 9781568332352
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 568