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.

About the Author

Anastasia Dukova held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is a policing historian specializing in the history of municipal policing, with a primary focus on Ireland, colonial Australia and Canada.

Reviews
"Dr. Dukova's study compares the DMP with the London Metropolitan Police and two colonial city forces, Toronto and the Brisbane area of Queensland. ... A well-researched and really interesting book." (Police History Society, March, 2017)

Book Information
ISBN 9781349717323
Author Anastasia Dukova
Format Paperback
Page Count 235
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan