The battle for the roads of Britain : police, motorists and the law, c. 1890s to 1970s /: police, motorists and the law, c. 1890s to 1970s. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Keith Laybourn (Diamond Jubilee professor, University of Huddersfield) with David Taylor (dean, School of Music and Humanities, University of Huddersfield).
• Authors: Laybourn, Keith; Taylor, David, 1946 May 10
• Contents: 1. The Challenge of Automobility and the Response of Policing in Britain : an Overview of a New Vista -- 2. Historiography and Argument -- Part I. POLICING BRITAIN, C. 1900 TO 1970 : ENFORCING THE LAW ON THE MOTORIST -- 3. "An Unwanted But Necessary Task" : Traffic Policing and the Enforcement of the Law, c. 1900-1939 -- 4. Policing in the New Age of Mass Motoring, c. 1940 to 1970s : Motor Patrolling, to Q Cars, Z Cars, Unit Beat Policing -- Part II. ENGINEERING, EDUCATION, AND CHANNELLING ROAD SAFETY -- 5. Engineering the Environment, c. 1900-1970 : Congestion, Meters, and Redefining the Urban Landscape -- 6. Traffic Accidents and Road Safety : the Education of the Pedestrian and the Child, 1900-1970.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.2/33209410904; History; Traffic police -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Motor vehicle drivers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Traffic regulations -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Law enforcement -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Traffic safety -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Traffic engineering -- Technological innovations -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Police-community relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Social change -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century; HISTORY / Social History; TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / History; TRANSPORTATION / Public Transportation; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Law enforcement; Motor vehicle drivers; Police-community relations; Social change; Social conditions; Traffic engineering -- Technological innovations; Traffic police; Traffic regulations; Traffic safety; History -- Europe -- Great Britain; Social Science -- Criminology; History -- Modern -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Technology & Engineering -- General; British & Irish history; Crime & criminology; History: earliest times to present day; Power generation & distribution; Popular science; Social history; Police; History, Modern; History -- Social History; Social & cultural history; Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Great Britain; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137317858; 9781349574131; 1349574139
• Related ISBNs: 113731785X; 9780230359321
• Notes: Note: Description based on print version record.
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