{"product_id":"the-terrific-engine-9780774836777","title":"The Terrific Engine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Terrific Engine\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of how income taxation effected a profound transformation in the way people talk and think about politics in Canada, and of the energy Canadians invested in taxation's political possibilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Political History of Possibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: The People’s Enlightenment and the Destruction of the Two-Party System\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 A Clear Line? The Great Deception and the Farmers’ Critique of the Tariff , 1910–11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Brink of the Abyss: The “Conscription of Wealth” and the Party System, 1917–19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: The Citizenship of Contribution and the Construction of the Modern Political Imaginary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The Curve of Progressivity: “Fiscal Need” and the Constitution, 1921–39\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 A Modern Measure? The Income Tax Sublime and the Left–Right Spectrum, 1940–45\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Income Taxation, Democracy, and the Modern Political Imaginary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MN - University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534972911959,"sku":"9780774836777","price":74.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774836777.jpg?v=1755858383","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-terrific-engine-9780774836777","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}