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The Short Histories Ser.: Corruption : A Short History by Carlo Alberto Brioschi (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBrookings Institution Press
ISBN-100815727917
ISBN-139780815727910
eBay Product ID (ePID)219041441
Product Key Features
Number of Pages270 Pages
Publication NameCorruption : a Short History
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
SubjectPublic Policy / General, Corruption & Misconduct, History & Theory
TypeTextbook
AuthorCarlo Alberto Brioschi
Subject AreaPolitical Science
SeriesThe Short Histories Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.4 Oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width4.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2017-000421
ReviewsIt's a beautiful, brilliant, from some perspectives tragic book about perhaps the most important issue of our times."- Alain de Botton, It's a beautiful, brilliant, from some perspectives tragic book about perhaps the most important issue of our times.--Alain de Botton
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal364.132309
Table Of ContentContents: Introduction: If Julius Caesar Is a Thief 1. The Gift in Antiquity 2. Democracy and Decadence 3. Bribes in Ancient Rome 4. The Feces of the Devil 5. Corruption in Power 6. Philosophy of Corruption 7. A Pragmatic Approach to Corruption 8. The American Dream of Purity 9. Restoration and Decadence 10. Parts in the Play 11. The Great Dictatorships 12. Beyond the Age of Innocence 13. Expansion of the Realm of Corruption 14. Corrupt Finance: The Great Market Collapses Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisFrom ancient times to modern, corruption has been ingrained in human society and is still a powerful issue in the contemporary world. In Corruption: A Short History , Carlo Brioschi provides a thorough and entertaining look at how corruption was born and has evolved over time, without ever being stamped out. He examines corruption through politics and history--from Babylon to modern-day U.S. organized crime and the great market collapses--and concludes with reflections on the moral perception of corruption and its dangers for democracy., From ancient times to modern, corruption has been ingrained in human society and is still a powerful issue in the contemporary world. In Corruption: A Short History, Carlo Brioschi provides a thorough and entertaining look at how corruption was born and has evolved over time, without ever being stamped out. He examines corruption through politics and history-from Babylon to modern-day U.S. organized crime and the great market collapses-and concludes with reflections on the moral perception of corruption and its dangers for democracy., From ancient times to modern, corruption has been ingrained in human society and is still a powerful issue in the contemporary world. In Corruption: A Short History , Carlo Brioschi provides a thorough and entertaining look at how corruption was born and has evolved over time, without ever being stamped out. He examines corruption through politics and history--from Babylon to modern-day U.S. organized crime and the great market collapses--and concludes with reflections on the moral perception of corruption and its dangers for democracy.
LC Classification NumberHV6768
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