Personal Identity in the Modern World
A Society of Strangers
Zusammenfassung
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. This book explores the social and legal consequences of social and geographical mobility in the United States and Great Britain from the beginning of the 19th century on. Personal identity became more fluid. Lines between classes blurred. Impostors abound.
Schlagworte
Legal History crime fiction Victorian culture personal identity expressive individualism control of sexuality cultural convergence detective novelsKeywords
social mobility criminal justice- i–xviii Preface i–xviii
- 9–24 An Evil Twin 9–24
- 47–62 White Lies 47–62
- 91–108 The Worm in the Bud 91–108
- 123–140 Brave New World 123–140
- 141–142 Conclusion 141–142
- 143–162 Notes 143–162
- 163–172 Bibliography 163–172
- 173–182 Index 173–182
- 183–184 About the Author 183–184