A World History of Tax Rebellions is an exhaustive reference source for over 4,300 years of riots, rebellions, protests, and war triggered by abusive taxation and tax collecting systems around the world. Each of the chronologically arranged entries focuses on a specific historical event, analyzing its roots, and socio-economic context.

David F. Burg has taught humanities for over twenty years at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY. He is the author of several books on American history including Chicago's White City of 1893, The Encyclopedia of Studentand Youth Movements, and The American Revolution: AnEyewitness History.

Preface, Introduction, Acknowledgments, Entry List, TAXING TERMS AND STRATEGIES, ANCIENT WORLD, EARLY MIDDLE AGES, AD 365-1199, LATE MIDDLE AGES, 1200-1500, RENAISSANCE TO ENLIGHTENMENT, 1500-1700, EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, NINETEENTH CENTURY, TWENTIETH AND TWENTY-FIRST CENTURIES, BIOGRAPHIES, Appendix: List of Events by Empire or Nation, Bibliography, Index