Crime, Disorder, and the Risorgimento: The Politics of Policing in Bologna
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture Series)
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This book provides a meticulous examination of the ideology, structure, and functions of the papal police as they operated in the city and province of Bologna in the period before Italian unity, and in doing so offers an important new interpretation of the Risorgimento. The author argues that after the Restoration the new police soon found themselves incapable of dealing effectively with overwhelming problems of crime and public order. In allowing Bologna's elites to arm themselves in posse-style citizen patrols on two occasions, the papal government had opened the doors to reform and, eventually, revolution.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052189381X
ISBN13:9780521893817
Release Date:July 2002
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.11 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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