Forgery and impersonation in imperial China : popular deceptions and the high Qing state

Title
  1. Forgery and impersonation in imperial China : popular deceptions and the high Qing state / Mark McNicholas.
Published by
  1. Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Author
  1. McNicholas, Mark

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Description
  1. xiv,265 pages : illustrations, 1 map; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Fraud
  2. Public administration
  3. False personation
  4. Forgery
  5. Fraud > China > History
  6. China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
  7. History
  8. Public administration > China > History
  9. 1644-1912
  10. False personation > China > History
  11. Qing Dynasty (China)
  12. Forgery > China > History
  13. China > Officials and employees
  14. Employees
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. Introduction: crimes, commoners, and the state -- Meng Guangzu: the Prince's tour and the struggle for the throne -- Secret agents: high tide and disappearance, 1723-1800 -- "En route to my post" and other tall tales: phony officials on the move -- Phony cops: the persistence of police impersonation -- Forgery: gaining trust in a land of documents and seals -- Bad proxies and bogus credentials: forgery and the purchase of official rank -- From politics to money: legal reckoning in the high Qing -- Conclusion.
Call number
  1. JFE 16-3597
Note
  1. "A China Program book."
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index.
Author
  1. McNicholas, Mark, author.
Title
  1. Forgery and impersonation in imperial China : popular deceptions and the high Qing state / Mark McNicholas.
Publisher
  1. Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1644-1912
LCCN
  1. 2015029056
ISBN
  1. 9780295995090 (hard cover ; alk. paper)
  2. 0295995092 (hard cover ; alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFE 16-3597
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