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Dissimulation and Deceit in Early Modern Europe

Dissimulation and Deceit in Early Modern Europe

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Hardback Published on: 14/09/2015
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Synopsis

In this book, twelve scholars of early modern history analyse various categories and cases of deception and false identity in the age of geographical discoveries and of forced conversions: from two-faced conversos to serial converts, from demoniacs to stigmatics, and from self-appointed ambassadors to lying cosmographer.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
  • ISBN: 9781137447487
  • Number of pages: 250
  • Dimensions: 146 x 223 x 19 mm
  • Weight: 452g
  • Languages: English