by Jean-François Nimsgern · Les Belles Lettres · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782251503097
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«Histoire des impôts improbables» is the historical essay by Jean-François Nimsgern, published by Les Belles Lettres in paperback (88 pages, in French).
A journey through curious taxes from Roman Antiquity to the 21st century. Examples such as the beard tax or the right to dress show the rulers' eagerness to collect and citizens' ingenuity to dodge it. Anecdotes and famous figures combine historical rigour and humour in showing how taxation has shaped societies.
The work was published on 18 October 2016, its ISBN is 9782251503097 and it is classified in history and economics.
For readers interested in social and economic history and in the curious side of taxation.
