Modernity's Corruption with Nicholas Hoover Wilson

Update: 2025-10-18

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In this episode, we talk with Nicholas Hoover Wilson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University about his new book, Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India.

We discuss how corruption became corruption and what we should be thinking about today when it comes to defining and addressing corruption.

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/modernitys-corruption/9780231192194/

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Modernity's Corruption with Nicholas Hoover Wilson

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Modernity's Corruption with Nicholas Hoover Wilson

ASA Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity

Modernity's Corruption with Nicholas Hoover Wilson