P. Andersson

Streetlife in Late Victorian London

The Constable and the Crowd

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the everyday behaviour of people in the late-Victorian street, this extensive study provides an alternative history of the modern city, and sheds new light on the relationship between police constables and civilians. A wealth of source material is scrutinised to explore this public interaction in the capital.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-32089-6
• 2013
• Seitenzahl: 265
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 469g
• ISBN-13: 9781137320896
• ISBN-10: 1137320893
• Artikelnr.: 39111775

Autorenporträt

Peter K. Andersson is a historian at the Department of History, Lund University, Sweden. He has also been engaged as a guest researcher at the Centre of Metropolitan History in London. His previous publications include articles in the Swedish Historical Journal and several Swedish anthologies.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Victorian London and its Streets 3. Straddling the Public and Parochial Realms 4. Moving, Shoving and Standing Still 5. Managing Appearances 6. Managing Manners 7. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index