03130nam 2200793 a 450 991079173540332120200520144314.01-84779-749-01-78170-241-11-84779-311-8(CKB)2560000000085673(EBL)1069645(OCoLC)818847407(SSID)ssj0000747084(PQKBManifestationID)12342708(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747084(PQKBWorkID)10703707(PQKB)10088292(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086819(OCoLC)944041517(MdBmJHUP)muse77988(OCoLC)1132226912(Au-PeEL)EBL1069645(CaPaEBR)ebr10623317(CaONFJC)MIL843501(MiAaPQ)EBC1069645(DE-B1597)660185(DE-B1597)9781847793119(EXLCZ)99256000000008567320121129d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImpostures in early modern England[electronic resource] representations and perceptions of fraudulent identities /Tobias B. HugOnline-ausg.Manchester Manchester University Press20091 online resource (257 p.)Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern BritainPolitics, culture, and society in early modern BritainDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-7984-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Identifying impostures in early modern England -- pt. II. Imposture and autobiography.Impostors and impostures featured prominently in the political, social and religious life of early modern England. Who was likely to be perceived as impostor, and why? This book offers the first full-scale analysis of an important and multifaceted phenomenon. Tobias B. Hug examines a wide range of sources, from judicial archives and other official records to chronicles, newspapers, ballads, pamphlets and autobiographical writings. This closely argued and pioneering book will be of interest to specialists, students and anyone concerned with the timeless questions of why and how individuals fashPolitics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.Impostors and impostureEnglandHistoryballads.chronicles.early modern England.false identity.historical anthropology.impostors.impostures.judicial archives.micro-history.newspapers.Impostors and impostureHistory.364.1633094209031942Hug Tobias B1561629MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791735403321Impostures in early modern England3828554UNINA