An Intellectual History of Political Corruption
Author | : B. Buchan |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2014-01-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137316615 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137316616 |
Rating | : 4/5 (616 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis An Intellectual History of Political Corruption by : B. Buchan
Download or read book An Intellectual History of Political Corruption written by B. Buchan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.