In this Issue

Table of Contents

Endangered Scholars Worldwide

Ebby Abramson, Dolunay Bulut
pp. v-xx
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0042
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Editor's Introduction

Arien Mack
pp. xxi-xxiii
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0043
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PART I: Cons and Scams In American Culture

Introduction: Cons And Scams In American Culture

Mark Greif
pp. 695-697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0044
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The "Sucker List" and the Evolution of American Business Fraud

Edward J. Balleisen
pp. 699-726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0045
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A Nation of Grifters, Fixers, and Marks: David Maurer's The Big Con

Geoffrey O'Brien
pp. 727-738
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0046
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PART II: Case Studies: Finance, Education, and Law

Introduction: Case Studies—Finance, Education, and Law

William Deringer
pp. 739-744
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0047
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A Case Study of a Con Man: Bernie Madoff and the Timeless Lessons of History's Biggest Ponzi Scheme

Diana B. Henriques
pp. 745-766
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0048
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Selling the American Dream: What the Trump University Scam Teaches Us about Predatory Colleges

Robert Shireman
pp. 767-794
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0049
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Con Men and Their Enablers: The Anatomy of Confidence Games

Barak Orbach, Lindsey Huang
pp. 795-822
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0050
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PART III: Case Studies: Art

Introduction: Cons, Scams, and the Arts–Aesthetics and Techniques of Delusion

María González Pendás
pp. 823-826
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0051
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Art Forgers—Criminals or Heroes? In the Post-Truth Era It's Time for an Unequivocal Answer

Laney Salisbury
pp. 827-836
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0052
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Fabricating Value between Mint and Studio

Maggie M. Cao
pp. 837-858
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0053
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PART IV: Case Studies: Science and Medicine

Introduction: Cons and Scams in Science and Medicine

Heidi Hausse
pp. 859-861
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0054
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Struggles for Truth: Scientists, Hucksters, and Charlatans in Nineteenth-Century America

Daniel J. Kevles
pp. 863-887
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0055
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Quackery and Hype: Mesmerized by Wizards

Nina L. Shapiro
pp. 889-911
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0056
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Notes on Contributors

pp. 913-914
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0057
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Index of Contributors

pp. 915-924
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sor.2018.0058
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