Give and Take: The Citizen-Taxpayer and the Rise of Canadian Democracy - Hardcover

...this is a path-breaking work that hopefully will lead to other investigations of Canadians' love/hate relationship with the state, a relationship where taxes generally land in the hate department. -- Alvin Finkel * Alberta Views * [Tillotson] writes in a light, accessible manner ... [she] is skilful in using historical analysis to explain the past through a modern lens. -- Victor Rabinovitch, distinguished fellow in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University * Canada's History *

This book will appeal to those interested in Canadian history and the evolution of our political institutions and cultures, including students and scholars of political science, public policy, taxation, social movements, and governance.