Merriman, John M.

Police stories building the French state, 1815-1851 / [electronic resource] : John Merriman. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (viii, 254 p.) : ill., map.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780199867790 (ebook) : No price


Police--History--France--19th century.
Law enforcement--History--France--19th century.


France--Politics and government--19th century.

HV8203 / .M46 2006

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