The art of the bribe
Subtitle: corruption under Stalin, 1943-1953
By: James Heinzen
Series: The Yale-Hoover series on authoritarian regimes; Yale-Hoover series on authoritarian regimes
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780300175257
Subjects: Political corruption; Bribery
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-389) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The landscape of bribery and corruption in the shadows of Stalinism; title: "Pick the flowers while they're in bloom: : the contours of bribery in the agencies of law enforcement and criminal justice; title: "The word 'bribe' was never mentioned" : everyday practice and the art of the bribe; title: "Greetings from the sunny Georgia!" Cultural brokers and the bribe trail; title: "A grave evil and danger" : postwar "campaigns" against bribery; title: Informers and the state; title: Military justice at the intersection of counterrevolution and corruption; title: The death of a judge : scandal and the affair of the high courts; title: Conclusion : the bribe and its meaning.