A History of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and its Colonial Legacy
Anastasia Dukova
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Description for A History of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and its Colonial Legacy
Hardback. Series: World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence. Num Pages: 235 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
This book illuminates the neglected history of the Dublin Metropolitan Police - a history that has been long overshadowed by existing historiography, which has traditionally been preoccupied with the more radical aspects of Irish history. It explores the origins of the institution and highlights the Dublin Metropolitan Police's profound influence on the colonial forces, as its legacy reached some of the furthest outposts of the British Empire. In doing so Anastasia Dukova provides much needed nuance and complexity to our understanding of Ireland as a whole, and Dublin in particular, demonstrating ... Read more
This book illuminates the neglected history of the Dublin Metropolitan Police - a history that has been long overshadowed by existing historiography, which has traditionally been preoccupied with the more radical aspects of Irish history. It explores the origins of the institution and highlights the Dublin Metropolitan Police's profound influence on the colonial forces, as its legacy reached some of the furthest outposts of the British Empire. In doing so Anastasia Dukova provides much needed nuance and complexity to our understanding of Ireland as a whole, and Dublin in particular, demonstrating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137555816
SKU
V9781137555816
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Ref
99-15
About Anastasia Dukova
Anastasia Dukova held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is a policing historian specializing in the history of municipal policing, with a primary focus on Ireland, colonial Australia and Canada.
Reviews for A History of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and its Colonial Legacy
Dr. Dukova's study compares the DMP with the London Metropolitan Police and two colonial city forces, Toronto and the Brisbane area of Queensland. ... A well-researched and really interesting book. (Police History Society, March, 2017)