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Streetlife in Late Victorian London: The Constable and the Crowd 1st ed. 2013 Edition
Author(s): P. Andersson (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: January 1, 2013
- Edition: 1st ed. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 274 pages
- ISBN-10: 1349457949
- ISBN-13: 9781349457946
Book Description
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.
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About the Author
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.
