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2019., Greenhaven Pub. Call No: 364.1 LUC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: At issue American politicsSummary Note: "When politicians use their political power to privately benefit in an illegitimate manner, it is considered a fundamental threat to democracy. However, political corruption takes many forms, including bribery, extortion, influence peddling, and facilitating criminal enterprises. Additionally, there are certain cases that come across as ethically ambiguous: should campaign donations be considered a form of bribery? How can we prevent them from operating as a bribe? This volume looks at political corruption in the United States and beyond, exploring the factors that contribute to a culture of corruption and the possible means of combating it"--Provided by the publisher.
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2007., Lucent Books Call No: 352 MIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hot topicsSummary Note: A collection of essays relating to the controversial topic of political corruption in many governments around the world and unsuccessful attempts to curb it.
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c2007., Juvenile, Lucent Books Call No: 364.1 Mil Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Hot topicsSummary Note: Explores the social, cultural, economic, moral and historical importance of political corruption.
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c 2003., ABC CLIO Call No: 973.03 Gro Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Contains over 250 alphabetically arranged entries that explore the history of political corruption in America, covering people, crimes, investigations, and court cases, with definitions of terms, photographs, political cartoons, and a time line.
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2004., Pre-adolescent, Rosen Central Primary Source Call No: 973.81 BRE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: America's industrial society in the 19th centurySummary Note: Examines the life and career of Boss Tweed, the powerful, influential, and corrupt public works commissioner for New York City from 1863-1871, and of the political organization that he and his associates controlled.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: DYSTOPIA F MIL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As crime ravages the streets and civil unrest stirs, an "orcamancer" gathers four misfits to confront corruption.
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2010, c2002., Medford Press Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF JOH Edition: HBO series tie-in ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the history of Atlantic City's Boardwalk and its connection to local politicians and racketeers.
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2010, c2002., Medford Press Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF JOH Edition: HBO series tie-in ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the politcal rivalries and corrupt practices which led to the creation of Atlantic City, from it beginnings as a quiet beach town to its rise as thriving and lawless city during the Prohibition era to its establishment as a gambling and entertainment mecca.
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c2003., Pre-adolescent, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: Blue Fiction EMERSON Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Adventures of Samuel Blackthorne Volume: Book oneSummary Note: In 1887, in a San Francisco populated by dogs, retired veterinarian Dr. Edward R. Smithfield and his friend, Mr. Samuel Blackthorne, attempt to solve the mysterious disappearance of an unassuming accountant. Mystery.
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-- Corruption & transparency[2017]., Adolescent, Mason Crest Call No: 364.1 LAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Foundations of democracy.Summary Note: "Examines the greatest danger to democracy: corruption. Corruption can undermine people's faith in government and erode equality. Transparency, or open government, provides the best means to prevent corruption by ensuring that the decisions and actions of officials are easily understood"--page eight.
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By Shoup, Kate2020., Cavendish Square Call No: 364.132 SHO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Provide your readers with the tools to identify what does and does not constitute corruption and offer them examples of corruption in politics in the United States and abroad. This book also outlines steps that individuals and groups can take to combat corruption in politics, empowering readers to become engaged citizens.
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c2010., Juvenile, Greenhaven Press Call No: 822.33 JOH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Social issues in literatureSummary Note: Explores how the issue of corruption was portrayed in William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" and discusses how Shakespeare's views on corruption reflected the social views of his time.
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[2017], Adolescent, Zest Books Call No: HI-INT 363.37 SEI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This book examines the events leading up to the fire, including a close look at how fashion and the desire for consumer goods---driven in part by the excess of the Gilded Age---created an unsustainable culture of greed.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: SCI-FI F MCI Edition: First Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seventeen-year-old Sam and his friends find themselves on the run after exposing their corrupt government using a highly-effective lie-detector they invented.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: Dystopian Fic McIntosh Edition: First edition. Genre: Science fiction, Dystopian Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Seventeen-year-old Sam and his friends find themselves on the run after exposing their corrupt government using a highly-effective lie-detector they invented.
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-- Future will be bull shit free[2018]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: Science fiction FIC MCINTOSH Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Seventeen-year-old Sam and his friends find themselves on the run after exposing their corrupt government using a highly-effective lie-detector they invented.
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2010., Alfred A. Knopf Call No: Suspense Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Lisbeth Salander, recovering in a Swedish hospital from a gunshot wound, calls upon journalist Mikael Blomkvist to help prove her innocence in the murders of three people; but in order to do so, he must uncover a long-buried conspiracy within the Swedish Secret Service.
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-- Notorious livesc2007., Salem Press Call No: Ref 364.10 Gre Vol. 2 Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s)Table of contents only
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[2019]., Adolescent, Soho Teen Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After her journalist-father's mysterious death in 2008, fifteen-year-old Shamiso must leave England for boarding school in Zimbabwe, where she and Tanyaradzwa, who is fighting cancer, form an unexpected friendship.
