Streetlife in Late Victorian London: The Constable and the Crowd - Paperback

by P. Andersson (Author)

Focusing on the everyday behaviour of people in the late-Victorian street, this extensive study provides an alternative history of the modern city, and sheds new light on the relationship between police constables and civilians. A wealth of source material is scrutinised to explore this public interaction in the capital.

Author Biography

Peter K. Andersson is a historian at the Department of History, Lund University, Sweden. He has also been engaged as a guest researcher at the Centre of Metropolitan History in London. His previous publications include articles in the Swedish Historical Journal and several Swedish anthologies.