Corruption, Empire and Colonialism in the Modern Era: A Global Perspective

This book explores the connections between corruption and imperial rule in the modern world, examining the multi-layered nature of corruption in four different empires and their possessions. It is a valuable resource for scholars interested in corruption, colonialism, and global history.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 362 pages
Publication date: 17 June 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

Answering the calls to overcome methodological nationalism, this volume is the first examination of the links between corruption and imperial rule in the modern world. It does so through a set of original studies that examine the multi-layered nature of corruption in four different empires (Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, and France) and their possessions in Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa. It offers a key read for scholars interested in the fields of corruption, colonialism/empire, and global history.

The chapters "Introduction: Corruption, Empire, and Colonialism in the Modern Era: Towards a Global Perspective," "Corrupt and rapacious": Colonial Spanish-American past through the eyes of early nineteenth-century contemporaries. A contribution from the history of emotions, and "Colonial Normativity? Corruption in the Dutch-Indonesian Relationship in the Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Centuries" are Open Access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.

Weight: 491g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811602573
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021