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Author Harris, Peter, 1964-

Title Income tax in common law jurisdictions : from the origins to 1820 / Peter Harris.

Publication Info. Cambridge [UK] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (lxxvii, 514 pages).
text file
Series Cambridge tax law series
Cambridge tax law series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents To 1641 : searching for seeds in feudal England -- 1642 to 1688 : religion, revolt, and restoration -- 1688 to 1763 : regional relations, colonial competition, and impending independence -- 1763 to 1792 : Empire divided -- 1793 to 1820 : the Napoleonic battle, the mighty engine, and the immediate aftermath.
Summary Harris traces the development of the income tax and its precursors in Britain and its former colonies to 1820. He focuses on some central features of the income tax that are of particular current importance and considers how these developed in Britain and were exported to the colonies.
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Subject Income tax -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History.
Income tax -- Law and legislation.
Great Britain.
History.
Income tax -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Colonies.
Colonies.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Harris, Peter, 1964- Income tax in common law jurisdictions. Cambridge [UK] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 (DLC) 2006028380
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