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Over six volumes this edited collection of pamphlets, government publications, printed ephemera and manuscript sources looks at the development of the first modern police force. It will be of interest to social and political historians, criminologists and those interested in the development of the detective novel in nineteenth-century literature.
Review: '[an] excellent compendium, which is likely to be a huge help to anyone who wishes to set about mining the many rich seams of police history.' Times Literary Supplement 'will be essential for any serious researcher on early police history.' Police History Society newsletter
Title: The Making of the Modern Police, 1780-1914, ...
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardback
Condition: New