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A History of Police and Masculinities, 1700-2010
This unique collection brings together leading international scholars to explore how ideologies about masculinities have shaped police culture, policy and institutional organization from the eighteenth century to the present day.
| Author(s) | Edited by David Barrie, Susan Broomhall (University of Western Australia, Australia). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 308 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 16 Dec 2011 |
| Availability | Available |
This unique collection brings together leading international scholars to explore how ideologies about masculinities have shaped police culture, policy and institutional organization from the eighteenth century to the present day.
Introduction 1. The Paternal Government of Men: The Self-Image and Action of the Paris Police in the Eighteenth Century? 2. 'A Species of Civil Soldier': Masculinity, Policing and Military in 1780s England 3. Making Men: Media, Magistrates and the Repre
David G. Barrie is lecturer in British history at The University of Western Australia. His research interests include crime and punishment in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Scotland. He is author of Police in the Age of Improvement: Police Development
