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Night raiders : burglary and the making of modern urban life in London, 1860-1968 / Eloise Moss.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191875960 (ebook) :Subject(s): Burglary -- England -- London -- History | Burglars -- England -- London -- History | London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
| London (England) -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Theft insurance -- History -- Great Britain | Burglary protection -- Great Britain -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198840381DDC classification: 364.162209421 LOC classification: HV6665Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Lurking in the shadowy depths of the night-time city, burglars inspired both fear and fascination during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 'Night Raiders' is the first history of burglary in modern Britain, exploring how burglary fundamentally reshaped the meanings of 'home' and urban lifestyles during this important period of change.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Lurking in the shadowy depths of the night-time city, burglars inspired both fear and fascination during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 'Night Raiders' is the first history of burglary in modern Britain, exploring how burglary fundamentally reshaped the meanings of 'home' and urban lifestyles during this important period of change.
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