Police stories [electronic resource] : building the French state, 1815-1851 / John Merriman

Author:: Merriman, John M.
Published:: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) : illustrations, map

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Summary:

This text describes and analyses the careers of the police in provincial France in the context of the centralisation of the France state and the professionalism of the police in a period of remarkable change. It also emphasises the continuities with the Ancien Regime within France.

Subject(s):

Police—France—History—19th century
Law enforcement—France—History—19th century
France—Politics and government—19th century

ISBN:

9780199867790 (ebook)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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