Personal identity in the modern world : a society of strangers /

This book explores the consequences of social and geographical mobility in the United States and Great Britain from the beginning of the nineteenth century on. Personal identity became more fluid. Lines between classes blurred. New forms of criminality, new forms of literature, new ways of life and...

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Main Author: Friedman, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Meir), 1930- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022].
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Summary:This book explores the consequences of social and geographical mobility in the United States and Great Britain from the beginning of the nineteenth century on. Personal identity became more fluid. Lines between classes blurred. New forms of criminality, new forms of literature, new ways of life and law developed in what had become a world of strangers.
Physical Description:xvii, 183 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781538166840
1538166844