Impostures in early modern England [[electronic resource] ] : representations and perceptions of fraudulent identities / / Tobias B. Hug
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| Autore: |
Hug Tobias B
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| Titolo: |
Impostures in early modern England [[electronic resource] ] : representations and perceptions of fraudulent identities / / Tobias B. Hug
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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2009 |
| Edizione: | Online-ausg. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.1633094209031 |
| 942 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Impostors and imposture - England - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. I. Identifying impostures in early modern England -- pt. II. Imposture and autobiography. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 fash |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Impostures in early modern England |
| ISBN: | 1-78170-241-1 |
| 1-84779-311-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465959903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.