Corruption, Empire and Colonialism in the Modern Era: A Global Perspective

Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Contributors
List of Figures
1 Introduction: Corruption, Empire and Colonialism in the Modern Era: Towards a Global Perspective
	I. Corruption and Narratives of Imperial Decline and Reform During the Age of Revolutions, c. 1800
	II. Civilising Missions and “Oriental” Corruption During the Age of Modern Imperialism, c. 1900
	References
Part I Corruption and Narratives of Imperial Decline and Reform During the Age of Revolutions, c. 1800
2 Reflections of an Early Modern Historian on the Modern History of Corruption and Empire
	References
3 Corruption, Empire and State-Building: An Entangled History of the British and French “Imperial Nation States” and Hyderabad, c.1760–1800
	Introduction
	National Debates About “Colonial” Corruption and the Reform of Company Governance
	Mughal and Post-Mughal Norms of Governance
	Company Governance, Public Service and Cross-Cultural Entanglements
	Anglo-French Inter-Imperial Rivalries and the Nationalisation of Public Virtue
	Conclusion
	References
4 The East India Company and the Regulation of Corruption in Early-Nineteenth-Century India
	The Discourse of Company Corruption
	The Corrupt or the Corruptible?
	Conclusion
	References
5 Corrupt and Rapacious: Colonial Spanish-American Past Through the Eyes of Early Nineteenth-Century Contemporaries. A Contribution from the History of Emotions
	Introduction
	Novohispanic Doléances
	The Incorruptible Dictator?
	General Juan Manuel De Rosas: “…A Man Whose Crimes Have no Redeeming Quality”66
	Conclusions
	References
6 Bribery in Baroda: The Politics of Corruption in Nineteenth-Century India
	Introduction
	Outram’s “Crusade” Against Khutput
	The Bapat Commission
	Politicizing Corruption
	Publicizing Corruption
	Conclusion
	References
Part II Civilising Missions and “Oriental” Corruption During the Age of Modern Imperialism, c. 1900
7 Colonial Normativity? Corruption in the Dutch–Indonesian Relationship in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
	Introduction
	Corruption and Reform in Europe and the Colony: An Entangled History?
	The Nineteenth-Century Cultivation System: Breeding Ground for Corruption
	“Corrupt Concessions”, Growing Unease and the Dutch Civilising Discourse
	Conclusion: On the Persistence of Corruption in a (Post-)Colonial Context
	References
8 Land, State and Favour in Colonial Algeria: Why the Bruat Case (1877) Did Not Become a Scandal
	Introduction
	The Discovery of the Bruat Case (1877)
	The Enduring Usefulness of Relations Under the New Regime
	An Easier Confusion of Public and Private Interests in the Colony
	An Officer Well-Informed About Land Reallocations
	Instead of a Scandal: The Small Anti-corruption Voice of the Ben Zoubirs
	Conclusion
	References
9 “There’s Nothing Like Having Good Influence in Madrid!”: Fraud and Immorality in Cuba, the “Pearl of the Antilles”
	Introduction
	Diminished Empire and the Sugar Island
	Transatlantic Patronage Networks
	Corruption as a Weapon Against Colonial Rule
	Perceptions of Colonial Corruption in the Metropole
	Conclusions
	References
10 “Putting an End to the Slander That Stains Everything”: Víctor Balaguer and Anti-Corruption Strategies in Late Nineteenth-Century Cuba
	Corruption in Light of Overseas Ministry Policies
	The Cuban Government, Afar from the Overseas Ministry
	Cuba Island, the Antillean Pearl
	Political and Administrative Corruption: A Systemic Vice?
	The Limits of Anti-corruption Strategies
	Conclusions
	References
11 Paperwork as Commodity, Corruption as Accumulation: Land Records and Licences in Colonial Myanmar, c.1900
	Introduction
	Land Records
	Licences
	Conclusion
	References
12 The Entrenchment of Corruption in a Colonial Context: The Case of the Philippines, c. 1900
	Introduction
	The Spanish Colonial Legacy
	“Old” and “New” Corruption in US Times
	References
13 Colonial and Corruption History: Conclusions and Future Research Perspectives
	Introduction
	Colonialism and Practices of Gift-Giving
	Corruption Debates and Norms
	Final Remarks: A Case for De-Colonising Anticorruption Policy
	References
Index