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Chers amis et collègues,C'est avec beaucoup de plaisir que je vous annonce la sortie de mon livrechez Harvard University Press dans les prochaines semaines:http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674281370&#38;content=bookAbout this book"The American taxpayer”—angered by government waste and satisfied onlywith spending cuts—has preoccupied elected officials and politicalcommentators since the Reagan Revolution. But resistance to progressivetaxation has older, deeper roots. American Tax Resisters presents the fullhistory of the American anti-tax movement that has defended the pursuit oflimited taxes on wealth and battled efforts to secure social justicethrough income redistribution for the past 150 years.From the Tea Party to the Koch brothers, the major players in today’santi-tax crusade emerge in Romain Huret’s account as the heirs of aformidable—and far from ephemeral—political movement. Diverse coalitionsof Americans have rallied around the flag of tax opposition since theCivil War, their grievances fueled by a determination to defend privatelife against government intrusion and a steadfast belief in the economicbenefits and just rewards of untaxed income. Local tax resisters wereactively mobilized by business and corporate interests throughout theearly twentieth century, undeterred by such setbacks as the SixteenthAmendment establishing a federal income tax. Zealously petitioningCongress and chipping at the edges of progressive tax policies, theybequeathed hard-won experience to younger generations of conservatives intheir pursuit of laissez-faire capitalism.Capturing the decisive moments in U.S. history when tax resistersconvinced a majority of Americans to join their crusade, Romain Huretexplains how a once marginal ideology became mainstream, elevatingeconomic success and individual entrepreneurialism over social sacrificeand solidarity.Reviews“A must-read for all those who care about our democratic future. RomainHuret’s fascinating history of ‘tax resisters’ in the United States allowsus to better understand the roots of today’s tax protest movements. To alarge extent, America invented the most ambitious form of progressiveincome taxes over the past century—as well as its most radical opponents.If you want to know why, read this book.”—Thomas Piketty, author ofCapital in the Twenty-First Century“In this important work, Romain Huret reconstructs as no one else has thedurable political tradition out of which the Koch brothers, the TeaPartiers, and other prominent tax resisters of our time emerged. Afascinating and indispensable guide to 150 years of movements,personalities, and struggles that have done so much to shape theconservative temper in modern America.”—Gary Gerstle, author of AmericanCrucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century“Romain Huret has written the definitive account of tax resistance in theUnited States. Rather than presenting opposition to taxation simply aspart of American political culture, he meticulously traces theorganizations and activists who fought and negotiated with the governmentas it developed its capacity to tax income. An important history thatreveals the roots of contemporary debate.”—Julian E. Zelizer, author ofGoverning AmericaTable of contentsPrologue1. Unconstitutional War Taxes2. Down with Internal Taxes3. The Odious Income Tax4. Not for Mothers, Not for Soldiers5. The Bread-and-Circus Democracy6. From the Kitchen to the Capital?7. The Tyranny of the “Infernal Revenue Service”8. Tea Parties All Over Again?EpilogueList of AbbreviationsNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex--Maître de conférences à l'université Lumière- Lyon 2Centre d'études nord-américaines (UMR MASCIPO 8168)0983445578 (bur.)/0667344414 (port.)http://www.ehess.fr/cena/membres/membres/huret.htmlhttp://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674281370&#38;content=bookhttp://refusimpot.hypotheses.org/