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In a society of strangers, there develops what can be called crimes of mobility -- forms of criminality rare in traditional societies: bigamy, the confidence game, and blackmail, for example. What they have in common is a kind of fraudulent role-playing, which the new society makes possible. This book explores the social and legal consequences of social and geographical mobility in the United States and Great Britain from the beginning of the 19th century on. Personal identity became more fluid. Lines between classes blurred. Impostors abound.



Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Up and Down the Ladder

Chapter 2: Evil Twin

Chapter 3: Crimes of Mobility

Chapter 4: White Lies

Chapter 5: The Dawn of Mystery

Chapter 6: A World of Doubt and Opportunity

Chapter 7: The Worm in the Bud

Chapter 8: Coming Together and Going Apart

Chapter 9: Brave New World

Personal Identity in the Modern World: A Society

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 01/08/2022
      ISBN13: 9781538166840, 978-1538166840
      ISBN10: 1538166844

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In a society of strangers, there develops what can be called crimes of mobility -- forms of criminality rare in traditional societies: bigamy, the confidence game, and blackmail, for example. What they have in common is a kind of fraudulent role-playing, which the new society makes possible. This book explores the social and legal consequences of social and geographical mobility in the United States and Great Britain from the beginning of the 19th century on. Personal identity became more fluid. Lines between classes blurred. Impostors abound.



      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1: Up and Down the Ladder

      Chapter 2: Evil Twin

      Chapter 3: Crimes of Mobility

      Chapter 4: White Lies

      Chapter 5: The Dawn of Mystery

      Chapter 6: A World of Doubt and Opportunity

      Chapter 7: The Worm in the Bud

      Chapter 8: Coming Together and Going Apart

      Chapter 9: Brave New World

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