Night raiders : burglary and the making of modern urban life in London, 1860-1968 / Eloise Moss
- Author:
- Moss, Eloise, 1986-
- Published:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Access Online:
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.The `King of All Burglars' -- 2.A. J. Raffles: Gentleman Thief -- 3.Marvellous Mrs Raffles? The Implausible Woman Burglar -- 4.The Cat Burglar as London's Rooftop Threat -- 5.Burglary Insurance and the Culture of Fear -- 6.Designing the Burglar-Proof Home -- 7.Defying the Burglar in Post-War London -- 8.Spy-Burglars and Secrets in the Cold War Capital.
- Summary:
- Lurking in the shadowy depths of the night-time city, burglars inspired both fear and fascination during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 'Night Raiders' is the first history of burglary in modern Britain, exploring how burglary fundamentally reshaped the meanings of 'home' and urban lifestyles during this important period of change.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780191875960 (ebook)
- Audience Notes:
- Specialized.
- Note:
- This edition also issued in print: 2019.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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