The Battle for the Roads of Britain Police, Motorists and the Law, c.1890s to 1970s

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 holo...

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Autor principal: Laybourn, Keith (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Taylor, David
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK 2015.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:256 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781137317858