Corruption and Justice in Colonial Mexico, 1650-1755 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108477116)

Corruption is one of the most prominent issues in Latin American news cycles, with charges deciding the recent elections in Mexico, Brazil, and Guatemala. Despite the urgency of the matter, few recent historical studies on the topic exist, especially on Mexico. For this reason, Christoph Rosenm ller explores the enigma of historical corruption. By drawing upon thorough archival research and a multi-lingual collection of printed primary sources and secondary literature, Rosenm ller demonstrates how corruption in the past differed markedly from today. Corruption in Mexico's colonial period connoted the obstruction of justice; judges, for example, tortured prisoners to extract cash or accepted bribes to alter judicial verdicts. In addition, the concept evolved over time to include several forms of self-advantage in the bureaucracy. Rosenm ller embeds this important shift from judicial to administrative corruption within the changing Atlantic World, while also providing insightful perspectives from the lower social echelons of colonial Mexico.

Author: Christoph Rosenm?ller
ISBN-10: 1108477119
ISBN-13: 9781108477116
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/20/2019
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 8.40w x 1.00d