Gendarmes and the state in nineteenth-century Europe
By: Clive Emsley.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Police -- France -- History; Police -- Europe -- History
Description: The history of policing has been the subject of much interest and research. This text provides an academic exploration of the origins and development of the role of soldier-policemen, examining how and why the model came to be exported from France.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [268]-283) and index.