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

Forgery and impersonation in imperial China : popular deceptions and the high Qing state / Mark McNicholas.

Author/creator	McNicholas, Mark
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Seattle ; London : a China Program Book, University of Washington Press, [2016]
Description	xiv, 265 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	False personation--China --History. Forgery--China --History. Public administration--China --History. Fraud--China --History. China--History --Qing dynasty, 1644-1912. China--Officials and employees.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015029056
ISBN	9780295995090 (hard cover : alk. paper)

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