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100 1 _aHug, Tobias B.
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245 1 0 _aImpostures in early modern England
_bRepresentations and perceptions of fraudulent identities.
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260 _aManchester :
_bManchester University Press,
_c(c)2010.
300 _a1 online resource (257 pages)
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337 _acomputer
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490 1 _aPolitics, Culture & Society in Early Modern Britain
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505 0 0 _a9780719079849; 9780719079849; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Identifying impostures in early modern England; 1 Counterfeit beggars, bogus cunning folk and bigamists; 2 Tricksters and officialdom --
_tbogus officials and forgers; 3 Quacks --
_tall notorious medical impostors?; 4 Prophets and visionaries, possessed and exorcists --
_tall religious impostors?; 5 'The unfortunate whose kingdom is not of this world' --
_tpolitical impostures; 6 Ethnic impostors; 7 Gentleman impostors; Part II: Imposture and autobiography.
505 0 0 _a8 The self-representation and self-perception of William Fuller (1670-1733)Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
520 0 _aImpostors 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.
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650 0 _aImpostors and imposture
_zEngland
_xHistory
_y16th century.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
856 4 0 _uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=515132&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell