An Intellectual History of Political Corruption
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | B. Buchan, L. Hill | ISBN: | 9781137316615 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | January 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | B. Buchan, L. Hill |
| ISBN: | 9781137316615 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | January 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Few concepts have witnessed a more dramatic resurgence of interest in recent years than corruption. This book provides a compelling historical and conceptual analysis of corruption which demonstrates a persistent oscillation between restrictive 'public office' and expansive 'degenerative' connotations of corruption from classical Antiquity to 1800.
Few concepts have witnessed a more dramatic resurgence of interest in recent years than corruption. This book provides a compelling historical and conceptual analysis of corruption which demonstrates a persistent oscillation between restrictive 'public office' and expansive 'degenerative' connotations of corruption from classical Antiquity to 1800.
