The art of the bribe : corruption under Stalin, 1943-1953 /

The first archive-based study of official corruption under Stalin and a compelling new look at the textures of everyday Soviet life after World War II In the Soviet Union, bribery was a skill with its own practices and culture. James Heinzen's innovative and compelling study examines corruption...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heinzen, James W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cumberland : Yale University Press, 2016.
Colección:Yale-Hoover series on authoritarian regimes.
Temas:
1936-1953
Political corruption > Soviet Union.
Bribery > Soviet Union.
Corruption (Politique) > URSS.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Bribery
Political corruption
Politics and government
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1936-1953.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1936-1953.
Soviet Union
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; 1. The Landscape of Bribery and Corruption in the Shadows of Stalinism; 2. "Pick the Flowers while They're in Bloom": The Contours of Bribery in the Agencies of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; Part II; 3. "The Word 'Bribe' Was Never Mentioned": Everyday Practice and the Art of the Bribe; 4. "Greetings from Sunny Georgia!" Cultural Brokers and the Bribe Trail; Part III; 5. "A Grave Evil and Danger": Postwar "Campaigns" against Bribery; 6. Informers and the State.
  • 7. Military Justice at the Intersection of Counterrevolution and Corruption8. The Death of a Judge: Scandal and the Affair of the High Courts; Conclusion: The Bribe and Its Meaning; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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