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Trust and distrust : corruption in office in Britain and its empire, 1600-1850 /

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Mark Knights offers an overview of Britain's history of corruption in office in the pre-modern era between 1600 and 1850. Drawing on extensive archival material, Knights shows how corruption in the domestic and imperial spheres interacted, and how the concept of corruption developed during this...

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Main Author: Knights, Mark (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Misconduct in office > Great Britain > History.
Corruption > Great Britain > History.
Prévarication > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Corruption > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Europe.
HISTORY.
Renaissance.
Modern.
Social History.
Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Corruption
Misconduct in office
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Mark Knights offers an overview of Britain's history of corruption in office in the pre-modern era between 1600 and 1850. Drawing on extensive archival material, Knights shows how corruption in the domestic and imperial spheres interacted, and how the concept of corruption developed during this period, changing British ideas of trust and distrust.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192516046
0192516043
9780191837326
0191837326