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Corruption, Empire and Colonialism in the Modern Era
Answering the calls made 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.
Subaltern Political Subjectivities and Practices in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Approaching subalternity from a broad Gramscian angle, this edited collection contributes to the understanding of popular politics in parliamentary, autocratic, and colonial contexts. The book explores individual stories and micro-histories of complaints, requests, rumors, and other mediated and unmediated interactions between political institutions and the subjects they claimed to govern or represent. It challenges the approaches of institutionally oriented political historiography and its attention to the top-down construction of political representation, citizenship, and power and powerlessness. The book discusses more subtle forms of agency and the spaces these pertained to, which could ...
A Different Motive
Ellіѕ hаѕ nеvеr bееn wіth a wоmаn. It іѕ nоt untіl аn attractive and rebellious Australian gіrl nаmеd Rubу еntеrѕ hеr lіfе, making hеr ԛuеѕtіоn her ѕеxuаlіtу аnd ѕhоwеrіng hеr wіth mіxеd signals аnd mоnеу. Hоwеvеr, hеr nеw rооmmаtе dоеѕn't ѕееm tо be too fond оf Ellіѕ, but continues tо bе оvеrрrоtесtіvе оvеr hеr. Nоw, Ellis must fіght аgаіnѕt Rubу'ѕ unрrеdісtаblе ways bеfоrе ѕhе іѕ ѕеrіоuѕlу harmed. After flееіng to Mexico for a fresh ѕtаrt, Ruby аnd Ellіѕ hоре thаt they саn lіvе thе rеѕt оf thеіr lіvеѕ together, frее оf рrоblеmѕ thаt they once faced. Hоwеvеr, trоublе іѕ оnlу bеgіnnіng, аѕ Rubу nоt оnlу fасеѕ dеmоnѕ but іѕ also rесоgnіzеd bу a mоdеl scout who slowly mаkеѕ hеr famous. Nоw that Ruby іѕ increasing in рорulаrіtу, thеrе іѕ muсh to рrоvе fоr Ellіѕ.
Demystifying the Sacred
Demystifying the Sacred: Blasphemy and Violence from the French Revolution to Today offers a much-needed analysis of a subject that historians have largely ignored, yet that has considerable relevance for today’s world: the powerful connection that exists between offences against the sacred and different forms of violence. Drawing on cases from revolutionary France to the Russia of Vladimir Putin, the international authors probe the nature and agency of local blasphemy accusations, the historical and legal framework in which they were expressed and the violence, both physical and symbolic, accompanying them. In doing so, the volume reveals how cultures of blasphemy, and related acts of heresy, apostasy and sacrilege, were a companion to or acted as a trigger for physical action but also a form of how violence was experienced. More generally, it shows the importance of religious sensibilities in modern society and the violent potential contained in criticism or ridicule of the sacred and secular alike.
Corruption, Anti-Corruption, Vigilance, and State Building from Early to Late Modern Times
Corruption, Anti-Corruption, Vigilance, and State Building from Early to Late Modern Times challenges current historiographical approaches, proposing new interpretations to rethink the relation between corruption and the socio-political and economic transformations since early globalisation. By adopting both transnational and long-term approaches, the book explores the historical dimension of notions such as accountability, transparency, and vigilance in their immediate political, social, and legal contexts. The starting point is to view corruption not as a moral category that emerged in 1789 to delegitimise past, foreign or present state systems, but as a constantly contested concept that must also be historicised in past societies. The collection revisits chronologies and examines different local, regional, and national frames, highlighting that the path to modernity was contested and affected by a variety of unique circumstances, such as revolutions and external political powers. Building on the latest research and offering new methods of inquiry, this book is a compelling resource for academics interested in political history and the history of corruption.
UNLEASHED A Compilation of Two Deliverance Plays
A transgender individual searching for validation and unconditional acceptance... A woman haunted and chained by past blurry indiscretions... What would you do to become who you have always wanted to be? Would you abandon everything you've always known? When facing an appointment with desperation, what illusions would you subscribe to? Have you ever come to the end of your own hope? Reeling from the edges of darkness, these are all questions the characters of "The Re-Identification of Elvin" and "The Nuptials" ask themselves. Answers await. Search where you have perhaps never looked before. Experience love beyond boundaries. Experience hope anew. Experience deliverance.
Ellie's Adventures with Pumpkin
On the Way to BrightLand Is the first book in a series of stories that follow Ellie and Pumpkin’s Adventures to and from their home in BrightLand to the Land-Where-the-Children-Live where they visit Sam and Rosie every year. In Book One, you will go on a treasure hunt, help Ellie and Pumpkin solve a mystery, and meet some of their friends: the frogs who live in the pond by the waterfall, the ponies who live in the apple orchard, Ruby and Gemma who live in the mountains, and Roger-the-Squirrel and Bonnie Bluebird. Ellie loves to have fun and play games and he is always ready to help his friends. Soon you will think of Ellie as your friend too!
Popular Political Participation and the Democratic Imagination in Spain
This book addresses the changing relationships among political participation, political representation, and popular mobilization in Spain from the 1766 protest in Madrid against the early Bourbon reforms until the citizen revolution of 1868 that first introduced universal suffrage and led to the ousting of the monarchy. Popular Participation and the Democratic Imagination in Spain shows that a notion of the “crowd” internally dividing the concept of “people” existed before the advent of Liberalism, allowing for the enduring subordination of popular participation to representation in politics. In its wider European and colonial American context, the study analyzes semantic changes in ...
The Politics of Representation
Electoral and parliamentary arenas play a crucial role in the configuration and dynamics of modern polities. This book explores the practices of citizenship and unveils the fabric of representation in the Iberian countries, during a significant period of liberal politics, that is, from its apogee to its collapse (from the 1870s to the 1920s). Part One examines the evolution of electoral norms and behaviour, as well as the recruitment profile of MPs. Portugal and Spain share fundamental features, such as the extensive clientelistic mobilisation of voters, the dissemination of fraud and corruption, the supremacy of governmental parties and the prevalence of the politics of notables. Part Two f...
Owned By Damon: A Dark Mafia Romance
A second chance ... A deception... A Scarlet Gate... And the flames of hell unleashed.... Damon Lennox is a successful businessman and a newcomer to the delights that Rome has to offer. Fleeing from his old life, he decides to start a new one with the help of his old friend, who will lead him into erotic and sadistic worlds... However, what at first glance looks like a world of boundless pleasure, hides a deep and dark secret that will involve him wirh the darkest and most lethal side of the mafia... Now inmerse in a completely unknown world, Damon will encounter danger, love, frustration, and an intense passion for which he'll fight to the last consequences, seeking his redemption and the love of the woman who changed his life. After becomming a member of an organization he could only leave when he is dead... he will have to accept his darker side and using it to protect the ones he loves... In The House of Diamonds, its either obey, or die…. This Standalone Dark Mafia Romance is guaranteed to leave your kindle steaming. All books from the series are connected with each other but can be read in any order.
