Police stories : building the French state, 1815-1851 /

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.

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Online Access:Electronic book from Oxford Scholarship Online
Main Author: Merriman, John M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:New York : Oxford University Press, ©2006.
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
ISBN:1423761243
9781423761242
1601298552
9781601298553
1280441321
9781280441325
0199867798
9780199867790
9786610441327
6610441324
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