A History of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and its Colonial Legacy

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A History of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and its Colonial Legacy is written by Anastasia Dukova and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1137555823 (ISBN 10) and 9781137555823 (ISBN 13).

This book illuminates the neglected history of the Dublin Metropolitan Police – a history that has been long overshadowed by existing historiography, which has traditionally been preoccupied with the more radical aspects of Irish history. It explores the origins of the institution and highlights the Dublin Metropolitan Police’s profound influence on the colonial forces, as its legacy reached some of the furthest outposts of the British Empire. In doing so Anastasia Dukova provides much needed nuance and complexity to our understanding of Ireland as a whole, and Dublin in particular, demonstrating that it was far more than a lawless place ravaged by political and sectarian violence. Simultaneously, the book tells the story of the bobby on the beat, the policeman who made the organisation; his work and day, the conditions of service and how they affected or bettered his lot at home and abroad.