The Policing of Politics in the Twentieth Century: Historical Perspectives

Marc Notes: Comparative historical analysis of the role of the police in monitoring dissent --Europe, US & the British Empire. Publisher Marketing: The role of the police has, from its beginnings, been ambiguous, even janus-faced. This volume focuses on one of its controversial aspects by showing how the police have been utilized in the past by regimes in Europe, the USA and the British Empire to check political dissent and social unrest.

Contributor Bio:  Mazower, Mark Mark Mazoweris the Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University. He is the author of"Hitler s Empire"and"The Balkans: A Short History", winner of the Wolfson Prize for History, among other books. He lives in New York City.