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Personal identity in the modern world : a society of strangers / Lawrence M. Friedman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Friedman, Lawrence M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Swindlers and swindling.
- Fraud.
- Commercial crimes.
- fraud.
- Medical Subjects:
- Fraud.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (203 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file rdaft
- Summary:
- "In a society of strangers, there develops what can be called crimes of mobility -- forms of criminality rare in traditional societies: bigamy, the confidence game, and blackmail, for example. What they have in common is a kind of fraudulent role-playing, which the new society makes possible"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Up and Down the Ladder Chapter 2: Evil Twin Chapter 3: Crimes of Mobility Chapter 4: White Lies Chapter 5: The Dawn of Mystery Chapter 6: A World of Doubt and Opportunity Chapter 7: The Worm in the Bud Chapter 8: Coming Together and Going Apart Chapter 9: Brave New World
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798881813581
- 9781538166857
- 1538166852
- OCLC:
- 1293449098
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