Louis XIV's Assault on Privilege : Nicolas Desmaretz and the Tax on Wealth.
McCollim's book is a study of one of the most important finance ministers of the Bourbon monarchy, Nicolas Desmaretz, who introduced one of the most radical financial measures ever taken by the Bourbon monarchy: the 'dixième', a tax on income that revolutionized the relationship of Fr...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Woodbridge :
Boydell & Brewer Ltd.,
2012.
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Series: | Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe, 15.
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