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Daylight Robbery: How Tax Shaped Our Past and Will Change Our Future is a nonfiction history and ideas book by Dominic Frisby that examines taxation as a central force in human civilization. Rather than treating tax as a dry technical matter, the book presents it as a driver of state power, political conflict, religious change, revolution, and economic development. Frisby traces tax systems from the ancient world to modern societies, showing how governments have used taxation not only to raise revenue but also to shape behavior, enforce hierarchy, and influence the distribution of wealth. The book is also explicitly forward-looking, arguing that outdated tax structures may be poorly suited to a rapidly changing economy and that major reforms may be necessary. Its purpose is both historical and political: to reframe taxation as one of the most important questions in public life and to challenge readers to think more critically about who is taxed, what is taxed, and why.