02840oam 22004695 450 991074369930332120231025203930.03-031-36934-310.1007/978-3-031-36934-6(MiAaPQ)EBC30724499(Au-PeEL)EBL30724499(DE-He213)978-3-031-36934-6(CKB)28112510200041(EXLCZ)992811251020004120230830d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCorrupt Britain public ethics in practice and thought since the Magna Carta /Peter Jones1st ed. 2023.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2023.1 online resource (xv, 227 pages)Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology,2946-2444Includes index.Print version: Jones, Peter Corrupt Britain Cham : Palgrave Macmillan,c2023 9783031369339 1. Corruption: Concepts and Discourses -- 2. Corruption in Medieval England c.1215-c.1485 -- 3. Corruption in Early Modernity c.1485-1688 -- 4. The Old Corruption c1688-c.1832 -- 5. Reform of Parliament and Elections c.c.1832-c1912 -- 6. Reform: Success and Failure; Civil Service and Conflict of Interest -- 7. Politics restructured and the crisis of the Cities c.1912-1988 -- 8. Empire: From Corrupt Extraction to Civilising Mission c.1757-1936 -- 9. The Way We Live Now c1986-c2023.This book deploys a long-term account of political corruption in Britain to explain the phenomenon of corruption as it resides within the state and the contemporary problem of corruption denial among members of the political class. It aims to satisfy the concern about corruption and identify potential causes and significance. The book provides and account of definitions of corruption and how those definitions have changed over time. Throughout the succeeding chapters it discusses public life and how ethical considerations for public office holders have evolved over time. This book argues that corruption is not just a concern about politics and understanding corruption requires a multi-disciplinary approach: history; political science; sociology; anthropology and urban ethnography.Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology,2946-2444Political corruptionGreat BritainHistoryGreat BritainPolitics and governmentMoral and ethical aspectsPolitical corruptionHistory.364.1323Jones Peter369564MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910743699303321Corrupt Britain3571635UNINA