Military Intervention in Britain: From the Gordon Riots to the Gibraltar Incident - Couverture rigide

Babington, Anthony

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415043743 ISBN 13 : 9780415043748

Editeur : Routledge, 1990

Synopsis

Traces the history of civil intervention by the military from the Gordon Riots to the Gibraltar Incident to show that the division of responsibility between the police and the military is more apparent than real. This book should be of interest to students and lecturers in politics and military history.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The military is supposed to stand aside from British society. This book illustrates that from the earliest times the British have relied on the military for the preservation of law and order. The creation of the professional police force in Britain habitually met with the stiffest opposition, and even after it came into existence in the 19th century, the military were still called in to suppress civilian disorders, often admidst the confusion and clumsiness tht led to incidents such as the notorious ‘Peterloo massacre’. In the 20th century, the unarmed police had to become more used to dealing with riots, several of which are here discussed in meticulously researched detail.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415043743
• ISBN 13: 9780415043748
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible