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Exhaustively researched account … fascinating' Brian Paddick, Guardian.
Informative jaunt through the history of the modern bobby … worth reading' Daily Telegraph.
A thoroughly learned, clear-eyed and engaging read' Sunday Times.
The doyen of police history has produced a well-informed, thoughtful account of the British police over some 200 years that is a pleasure to read' BBC History Magazine.
Informative jaunt through the history of the modern bobby … worth reading' Daily Telegraph.
A thoroughly learned, clear-eyed and engaging read' Sunday Times.
The doyen of police history has produced a well-informed, thoughtful account of the British police over some 200 years that is a pleasure to read' BBC History Magazine.
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Exhaustively researched account fascinating' Brian Paddick, Guardian. Informative jaunt through the history of the modern bobby worth reading' Daily Telegraph. A thoroughly learned, clear-eyed and engaging read' Sunday Times. The doyen of police history has produced a well-informed, thoughtful account of the British police over some 200 years that is a pleasure to read' BBC History Magazine.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This is a fascinating and highly readable account of the British copper or bobby (I learned the origins of both these terms as a result of reading this book). The strength of this chronological account is highlighted by Clive Emsley in the introduction chapter: unlike other books covering the same topic this one focuses on individual biographies to create in his own words a biography of the police force. This really brings the topic alive in ways that other accounts written from an institutional perspective fail to do. It is also a strategy that resonates with my own approach to research as a university lecturer (although on very different subjects!). Immensely enjoyable I have been able to read this in two sittings.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A wonderful book describing in detail the reality behing early policing and politics affecting it. I found it engrossing and informative especially how the PC coped on very low pay in early days.
Format:Paperback
The product arrived as described and was a gift for an old ex Bobby who found it very informative and entertaining, although, any person who has not served may find it a bit over their heads in terms of how things were done in the past and so on.
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Book was far cheaper than the high street and various other online sellers and arrived quickly, well packed and with care. Read more
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Room for improvement
I cannot fault the detail into which the author delves for the period from the conception of the "Bobby" up until the 1960's, however the period after that is severely lacking. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by Mr. J. S. Hil
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