Fiscal regimes and the political economy of premodern states / edited by Andrew Monson and Walter Scheidel.

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

©2015

xvi, 586 pages ; 24 cm

"This book represents the first global survey of taxation in the premodern world. What emerges is a rich variety of institutions, including experiments with sophisticated instruments such as sovereign debt and fiduciary money, challenging the notion of a typical premodern stage of fiscal development"-- Provided by publisher.

English

August 11, 2015

Includes bibliographical references and index.