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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
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    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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