{"product_id":"political-corruption-9780812250879","title":"Political Corruption","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePolitical Corruption\u003c\/i\u003e has much to recommend it. Sparling provide snuanced readings of canonical texts, finding surprising commonalities across varying historical contexts, while not shying away from substantial differences, particularly in how different arrangements of state power may lead to differing conceptions of political dysfunction. And he makes a compelling case for the continued robustness of these several modes of corruption discourse. The book is also written with real humor and brio; it is an all-too-rare pleasure to burst out laughing when reading an academic monograph, much less one on such an otherwise gloomy topic.\" * \u003ci\u003eH-FRANCE\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"In his striking and worthwhile juxtapositions of familiar and lesser-known thinkers, Robert Alan Sparling displays a sophisticated grip on the theories of his subjects and makes an original contribution to our understanding of the idea of political corruption.\" * Christopher Brooke, University of Cambridge *\u003cbr\u003e\"Fluid, erudite, impressive in scope, and with moments of wit and humor, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Corruption\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the broad meaning of corruption in modern political thought as well as in everyday political discourse.\" * Emily C. Nacol, University of Toronto *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface. What Is Political Corruption?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Corruption Discourse and the Ubiquity of Distinctions\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The Character of Rulers: Corruption and Integrity in Erasmus's \u003ci\u003eEducation of a Christian Prince\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Character of Citizens, Part I: Virtue and Corruption in the Machiavellian Republic of Distrust\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. The Character of Citizens, Part II: Étienne de La Boétie on Corruption, Transparency, and the Republicanism of Trust\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Corruption, Social Change, and the Constitution: The Case of Viscount Bolingbroke\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. \"La vertu même a besoin de limites\": Montesquieu on Moderation and Integrity in the Modern Commercial Republic\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Kant, Robespierre, and the Politics of Purity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Purity and the Public Official: Max Weber on Bureaucratic Integrity\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. The Abuse of Public Things\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405739237719,"sku":"9780812250879","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-corruption-9780812250879","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}