Habitualmente vestidos a la más típica usanza castellana, personajes como don Diego de Torre y don Alonso de Silva, residentes de las provincias de Tunja y Santafé del Nuevo Reino de Granada del Siglo XVI, no eran propiamente caballeros españoles recién llegados de la metrópoli …
One common demand in the 2011 uprisings in the MENA region was the call for 'freedom, dignity, and social justice.' Citizens rallied against corruption and clientelism, which for many protesters were deeply linked to political tyranny. This book takes the phenomenon of the 2011 …
La corrupción tiene en América Latina una relevancia notoria. Sin embargo, apenas existen estudios que analicen históricamente el tema. Este libro llena este vacío. Proponemos aquí una "nueva forma de abordar la historia de la corrupción". Desde este punto de vista, la corrupció…
"Research on the crimes of the powerful brings together several areas of independent and yet often overlapping areas of criminological focus, involving organizational and institutional networks of powerful people, including crimes committed against workers, marketplaces, taxpaye…
"Representative politics is in crisis. Trust in politicians is at an all-time low. Fewer people are voting or joining political parties, and our interest in parliamentary politics is declining fast. Even oppositional and radical parties that should be benefitting from public dis…