Streetlife in Late Victorian London: The Constable and the Crowd [Hardcover]

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.List of illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Victorian London and its Streets 3. Straddling the Public and Parochial Realms 4. Moving, Shoving and Standing Still 5. Managing Appearances 6. Managing Manners 7. Conclusions Notes Bibliography IndexPeter 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.