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An examination of the meaning and effects of corruption in 18th to
20th Century history.
Main description
Corruption is a preoccupation of governments and societies across
place and time, from the 18th-19th Century British, Chinese, and
Iberian empires to 20th Century Nazi Germany, Russia, the United
States, and India. This study offers three different perspectives
on corruption. The first chapters highlight corrupt practices,
taking as a point of departure a technocratic definition of
corruption. The second part of the book views corruption through
the lens of discourses of corruption, revealing that accusations of
corruption have been employed as tools, often in the context of
contestations of power. The essays in the third part of the book
treat corruption as a process, taking into account its causes and
effects and their impact on society, economics, and politics.
Contributors: JEREMY ADELMAN, VIRGINIE COULLOUDON, WILLIAM DOYLE,
DIEGO GAMBETTA, NORMAN J. W. GODA, ROBERT GREGG, MICHAEL JOHNSTON,
WILLIAM CHESTER JORDAN, EMMANUEL KREIKE, VINOD PAVARALA, DILIP
SIMEON, PIERRE-ETIENNE WILL, DAVID WITWER, PHILIP WOODFINE William
Chester Jordan is professor of history at Princeton University;
Emmanuel Kreike is assistant professor of African history and
director of the African Studies Program at Princeton University
William Chester Jordan is Professor of History at Princeton University; Emmanuel Kreike is Assistant Professorof African History and Director of the African Studies Program at Princeton University
