The Battle for the Roads of Britain: Police, Motorists and the Law, C. 1890s to 1970s - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:David Taylor, Keith LaybournTheme:Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/BritishPublish date:7/13/2015Pages:238
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780230359321ISBN-10:0230359329UPC:9780230359321Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Criminology, Europe, ModernBook Topic:Great Britain, 20th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.431Product ID:SCA5B2RDEW
Policing in Britain was changed fundamentally by the rapid emergence of the automobile at the beginning of the twentieth century. This book seeks to examine how the police reacted to this challenge and moved to segregate the motorist from the pedestrian in an attempt to eliminate the 'road holocaust' that ensued.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9780230359321ISBN-10:0230359329UPC:9780230359321Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Criminology, Europe, ModernBook Topic:Great Britain, 20th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.431Product ID:SCA5B2RDEW
Keith Laybourn is Diamond Jubilee Professor at the University of Huddersfield, UK, and has taught history at Huddersfield for 43 years. A prolific writer of books and articles, he has published Policing in England and Wales, 1918-1939, with David Taylor, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield, UK, who also contributed to this book.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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