Ancient Taxation: The Mechanics of Extraction in Comparative Perspective
Jonathan Valk · Irene Soto Marín
Jan 2021 · NYU Press
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A collection of studies that explore the extractive systems of twelve ancient states and societies from across the ancient world
The studies collected in Ancient Taxation explore the extractive systems of twelve ancient states and societies from across the ancient world, ranging from Bronze Age China to Anglo-Saxon Britain. Together, the contributors explore the challenges of taxation in predominantly agro-pastoral societies, including basic tax strategy (taxing goods vs. labor, in kind vs. money taxes, direct vs. indirect, internal vs. external, etc.), assessment and collection (particularly over wide geographic areas or at large scale, e.g., by tax farming), compliance, and negotiating the cooperation of social, economic, and political elites or other critical social groups. By assembling such a broad range of studies, the book sheds new light on the commonalities and differences between ancient taxation systems, highlighting how studying taxes can shed light on the fiscal and institutional practices of antiquity. It also provides new impetus for comparative research, both between ancient societies and between ancient and modern extractive practices.
This book will be of interest to those studying ancient history, economic history, the history of taxation, or comparative politics and economics.
The studies collected in Ancient Taxation explore the extractive systems of twelve ancient states and societies from across the ancient world, ranging from Bronze Age China to Anglo-Saxon Britain. Together, the contributors explore the challenges of taxation in predominantly agro-pastoral societies, including basic tax strategy (taxing goods vs. labor, in kind vs. money taxes, direct vs. indirect, internal vs. external, etc.), assessment and collection (particularly over wide geographic areas or at large scale, e.g., by tax farming), compliance, and negotiating the cooperation of social, economic, and political elites or other critical social groups. By assembling such a broad range of studies, the book sheds new light on the commonalities and differences between ancient taxation systems, highlighting how studying taxes can shed light on the fiscal and institutional practices of antiquity. It also provides new impetus for comparative research, both between ancient societies and between ancient and modern extractive practices.
This book will be of interest to those studying ancient history, economic history, the history of taxation, or comparative politics and economics.
A collection of studies that explore the extractive systems of twelve ancient states and societies from across the ancient world
The studies collected in Ancient Taxation explore the extractive systems of twelve ancient states and societies from across the ancient world, ranging from Bronze Age ...
About the author
Jonathan Valk (Editor)
Jonathan Valk is University Lecturer in Assyriology at the University of Leiden.
Irene Soto Marín (Editor)
Irene Soto Marín is Junior Assistant Professor of Ancient History at the University of Basel.
Jonathan Valk is University Lecturer in Assyriology at the University of Leiden.
Irene Soto Marín (Editor)
Irene Soto Marín is Junior Assistant Professor of Ancient History at the University of Basel.
Jonathan Valk (Editor)
Jonathan Valk is University Lecturer in Assyriology at the University of Leiden.
Irene Soto Marín (Editor)
Irene Soto Marín is Junior Assistant Professor of Ancient History at the University of Basel.
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