The Policing of Politics in the Twentieth Century

The Policing of Politics in the Twentieth Century
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 1571818731
ISBN-13 : 9781571818737
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Book Synopsis The Policing of Politics in the Twentieth Century by : Mark Mazower

Download or read book The Policing of Politics in the Twentieth Century written by Mark Mazower and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Ideologies such as anti-Communism emerge as significant influences in both democracies and dictatorships. And by shedding new light on policing continuities in twentieth-century Germany and Italy, as well as Interpol, this volume questions the compatibility of democratic government and political policing.


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