The policing of politics in the twentieth century: historical perspectives

By:

MAZOWER Mark (ed.)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Providence, R.I., USA: Berghahn Books, 1997Description: 262pISBN:

1571818731 (hbk.):

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Summary: A comparative historical analysis of the role of the police in monitoring dissent. Demonstrates how the police have been used in the past by regimes in Europe, the United States and the British Empire to check both political dissent and social unrest. Also questions the compatibility of democratic government and political policing by examining examples in twentieth century Germany and Italy, as well as Interpol.

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Book	Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf	364.131 MAZ (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0008239

A comparative historical analysis of the role of the police in monitoring dissent. Demonstrates how the police have been used in the past by regimes in Europe, the United States and the British Empire to check both political dissent and social unrest. Also questions the compatibility of democratic government and political policing by examining examples in twentieth century Germany and Italy, as well as Interpol.

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