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'Brownlee has long been the Dean of tax historians in this country and Federal Taxation in America has been an indispensable resource for generations of scholars. By capturing the broad themes without leaving the reader lost in a sea of minutiae, it is both sophisticated and accessible. Even in its third edition, the book remains as fresh and insightful as it ever was. Indeed, in examining the latest tax regime, which Brownlee dubs retro-liberal, and situating it within the broader history of taxation, the book may say as much about the future of taxation as it does about the past.' Steven A. Bank, Paul Hastings Professor of Business Law, University of California, Los Angeles 'In this important new work, Elliot Brownlee, the country's leading authority on federal taxation, traces the evolution of American tax policy starting with the varied tax regimes in the colonies of British North America and proceeding right down to the present day. His analyses of the various 'systems' we have put into place over time are always incisive, none more so than his critique of the 'retro-liberal' system we are living under today. An indispensable study.' Peter A. Coclanis, Albert R. Newsome Distinguished Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 'There is no better overview of the history of taxation in America. The first edition of this book inspired a generation of historians and social scientists. The new edition is packed with a career's worth of insights, and it will no doubt set the agenda for the next generation of scholarship on the modern American fiscal state.' Isaac Martin, University of California, San Diego 'The definitive history of American public finance, elegantly written by the field's leading scholar. An indispensable guide to the history and politics of American taxation.' Joseph Thorndike, Northwestern University, Illinois

Advance praise: 'Brownlee has long been the Dean of tax historians in this country and Federal Taxation in America has been an indispensable resource for generations of scholars. By capturing the broad themes without leaving the reader lost in a sea of minutiae, it is both sophisticated and accessible. Even in its third edition, the book remains as fresh and insightful as it ever was. Indeed, in examining the latest tax regime, which Brownlee dubs retro-liberal, and situating it within the broader history of taxation, the book may say as much about the future of taxation as it does about the past.' Steven A. Bank, Paul Hastings Professor of Business Law, University of California, Los Angeles Advance praise: 'In this important new work, Elliot Brownlee, the country's leading authority on federal taxation, traces the evolution of American tax policy starting with the varied tax regimes in the colonies of British North America and proceeding right down to the present day. His analyses of the various 'systems' we have put into place over time are always incisive, none more so than his critique of the 'retro-liberal' system we are living under today. An indispensable study.' Peter A. Coclanis, Albert R. Newsome Distinguished Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Advance praise: 'There is no better overview of the history of taxation in America. The first edition of this book inspired a generation of historians and social scientists. The new edition is packed with a career's worth of insights, and it will no doubt set the agenda for the next generation of scholarship on the modern American fiscal state.' Isaac Martin, University of California, San Diego Advance praise: 'The definitive history of American public finance, elegantly written by the field's leading scholar. An indispensable guide to the history and politics of American taxation.' Joseph Thorndike, Northwestern University, Illinois

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W. Elliot Brownlee's books include The Political Economy of Transnational Tax Reform: The Shoup Mission to Japan (co-edited), Federal Taxation in America: A Short History, The Reagan Presidency: Pragmatic Conservatism and its Legacies (co-edited), Funding the Modern American State: The Rise and Fall of the Era of Easy Finance, 1941–1995, Dynamics of Ascent: A History of the American Economy, Women in the American Economy: A Documentary History, 1675–1929 (with Mary M. Brownlee), and Progressivism and Economic Growth: The Wisconsin Income Tax, 1911–1929. Brownlee has held visiting professor appointments at Princeton University, New Jersey, the University of Tokyo, and Yokohama National University, Japan. He was a Bicentennial Lecturer, the US Department of the Treasury and has been a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Charles Warren Center, Harvard University, Massachusetts.

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