A History of Political Scandals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Political Scandals write by Andy K. Hughes. This book was released on 2013-11-06. A History of Political Scandals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A must-have guide to the scandalous behavior of politicians around the world. Andy Hughes’s fascinating book guides us through centuries of political abuse—and just plain stupidity. This pocket guide exposes the secret side of politics, including politicians who risked or ruined their own careers for personal gain. Stories include the MP who liked to party hard and be whipped even harder; the prime minister and his hookers; expenses claims for manure; and the US president who called for all gay men to be castrated. Politicians have mixed scandal with eggs, adult movies, helicopters, drugs, shoes, beef burgers, public toilets, mobile phones, rape, turkeys, orgies, and even ice cream. And it’s not just today’s politicians who are embroiled with scandal. This explosive book reveals the questionable behavior of politicians of yesteryear from around the world.
An Intellectual History of Political Corruption
An Intellectual History of Political Corruption - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Intellectual History of Political Corruption write by B. Buchan. This book was released on 2014-01-22. An Intellectual History of Political Corruption available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Few concepts have witnessed a more dramatic resurgence of interest in recent years than corruption. This book provides a compelling historical and conceptual analysis of corruption which demonstrates a persistent oscillation between restrictive 'public office' and expansive 'degenerative' connotations of corruption from classical Antiquity to 1800.
Political Scandal
Political Scandal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Political Scandal write by John B. Thompson. This book was released on 2000-12-19. Political Scandal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Political scandals have become a pervasive feature of many societies today. From Profumo to the cash-for-questions scandal, from Watergate to the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, scandals have come to play a central role in politics and in the shaping of public debate. What are the characteristics of political scandals and why have they come to assume such prominence today? What are the social and political consequences of the preoccupation with political scandal in the public domain? In this major new book Thompson develops a systematic and wide-ranging analysis of the phenomenon of political scandal. He shows that the rise of political scandal is linked to the changes brought about by the development of communication media, which have transformed the nature of visibility and altered the relations between public and private life. He analyses the characteristics of scandals as mediated events and he explains why mediated scandals in the political field have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Distinguishing between three basic types of political scandal, Thompson reconstructs the development of sex scandals, financial scandals and what he calls 'power scandals' in Britain and the United States, showing how scandals unfold and how they form part of distinctive political cultures of scandal. In the final chapter, Thompson develops an original theoretical account of political scandal and its consequences which highlights the connections between scandal, reputation and trust. This book is a path-breaking analysis of a troubling phenomenon which has become a central feature of public life in our societies today. It will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics, and media and cultural studies. It will also appeal to a wider readership interested in social and political issues.
The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals and Dirty Politics
The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals and Dirty Politics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals and Dirty Politics write by Kim Long. This book was released on 2008. The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals and Dirty Politics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Describes notable instances of political corruption and malfeasance in the United States from the colonial era to 2006, and includes a list of corruption benchmarks and censure histories of the U.S. House and Senate.
Hidden History of Kentucky Political Scandals
Hidden History of Kentucky Political Scandals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hidden History of Kentucky Political Scandals write by Robert Schrage and John Schaaf. This book was released on 2020. Hidden History of Kentucky Political Scandals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "At various points in history, Kentucky's politics and government have been rocked by scandal, and each episode defined the era in which it happened. In 1826, Governor Desha pardoned his own son for murder. In a horrific crime, Governor Goebel was assassinated in 1900. James Wilkinson was branded a traitor against Kentucky and the nation. "Honest Dick Tate" ran away with massive amounts of money from the state treasury. In modern times, Operation BOPTROT resulted in perhaps the biggest scandal in the state. Authors Robert Schrage and John Schaaf offer a fascinating account of Kentucky's history and its many unique and scandalous characters." -- Page 4 of cover.
