Introduction
1. Conceptions of Political Corruption in Antiquity
2. Patronage, Politics and Perishability in Early Medieval Political Thought in Early Medieval Political Thought
3. From Baratteria to Broglio: The Perils of Public Office in Medieval and Renaissance Political Thought
4. Affection, Interest and Office in Early Modernity
5. Ideological Change in Eighteenth Century Britain
6. The Historical Vicissitudes of Corruption
Conclusion.