For Good and Evil: The Impact of Taxes on the Course of Civilization, 2nd Edition

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.

Author: Charles Adams
Publisher: Madison Books
Published: 09/17/2001
Pages: 568
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 8.67h x 5.62w x 1.24d
ISBN13: 9781568332352
ISBN10: 1568332351
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Finance | General

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.