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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Friedman, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Meir), 1930- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022].
Subjects:
Swindlers and swindling.
Fraud.
Commercial crimes.
Identity (Psychology)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Up and down the ladder
  • An evil twin
  • Crimes of mobility
  • White lies
  • The dawn of mystery
  • A world of doubt and opportunity
  • The worm in the bud
  • Coming together and moving apart
  • Brave new world
  • Conclusion.