Routledge Handbook of Public Taxation in Medieval Europe

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge Handbook of Public Taxation in Medieval EuropeAuthor(s): Denis Menjot, Mathieu Caesar, Florent Garnier, Pere Verds Pijuan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367903367, 978-0367903367\nSynopsis\nBeginning in the twelfth century, taxation increasingly became an essential component of medieval society in most parts of Europe. The state-building process and relations between princes and their subject cities or between citizens and their rulers were deeply shaped by fiscal practices. Although medieval taxation has produced many publications over the past decades there remains no synthesis of this important subject. \n\nThis volume provides a comprehensive overview on a European scale and suggests new paths of inquiry. It examines the fiscal systems and practices of medieval Europe, including essential themes such as medieval fiscal theory and the power to tax; royal and urban taxation; and Church taxation..