Introduction: Corruption, Empire and Colonialism in the Modern Era: Towards a Global Perspective

Abstract

Includes index. 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, politicians and policy-makers as well as critical journalists. 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. Introduction: Corruption, Empire and Colonialism in the Modern Era: Towards a Global Perspective -- PART I. Corruption and Narratives of Imperial Decline and Reform during the Age of Revolutions, c. 1800 -- Reflections of an Early-Modern Historian on the Modern History of Corruption and Empire -- Corruption, Empire and State-Building: An Entangled History of the British and French Imperial Nation States and Hyderabad, c.1760 to 1800 -- The East India Company and the Regulation of Corruption in Early-Nineteenth-Century India -- Corrupt and Rapacious: Colonial Spanish-American past through the Eyes of Early-Nineteenth-Century Contemporaries. A Contribution from the History of Emotions -- Bribery in Baroda: The Politics of Corruption in Nineteenth-Century India -- PART II. Civilizing Missions and Oriental Corruption during the Age of Modern Imperialism, c. 1900 -- Colonial Normativity? Corruption in the Dutch-Indonesian Relationship in the Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Centuries -- Land, State and Favour in Colonial Algeria. Why the Bruat Case (1877) did not become a Scandal -- Theres nothing like having good influence in Madrid! Fraud and Immorality in Cuba, the Pearl of the Antilles Putting an end to the Slander that Stains Everything Victor Balaguer and Anticorruption Strategies in Late-Nineteenth-Century Cuba -- Paperwork as Commodity, Corruption as Accumulation. Land Records and Licences in Colonial Myanmar, c.1900 -- The Entrenchment of Corruption in a Colonial Context: the Case of the Philippines c.1900 -- Conclusions: Colonial and Corruption History: Future Research Perspectives.