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Can I read Rebels, Pretenders, and Imposters on EtoBox?
Rebels, Pretenders, and Imposters by Clive Cheesman and Jonathan Williams is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Rebels, Pretenders, and Imposters about?
This illustrated and light-hearted volume tells the history of the tradition of pretence and rebellion through the remarkable stories of many individuals who have pictured themselves as kings, queens or presidents. Beginning with Greek and Roman pretenders, such as the Roman governor Posthumus who declared imself emperor in AD 260, the authors discuss the circumstances that have produced imposters and the means that they have used to cling to power or keep their hopes alive. More recent pretende
Who reads Rebels, Pretenders, and Imposters?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Clive Cheesman and Jonathan Williams
- Publisher
- Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312238667
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Social Science, True Crime, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.15 / 5 (10 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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