Autobiography, A Collection Of The Most Instructive And Amusing Lives Ever Published - Softcover

Vidocq

Softcover

ISBN 10: 046188240X ISBN 13: 9780461882407

Publisher: HardPress, 2016

Synopsis

Autobiography, A Collection Of The Most Instructive And Amusing Lives Ever Published by Vidocq. This volume presents Vidocq's memoirs, recounting his career as chief of the police of safety in postrevolutionary Paris and his intimate, often perilous, encounters with criminals. The chapters blend confession, reportage, and philosophy as Vidocq describes his undercover brigades, methods for policing a sprawling metropolis, and the moral ambiguities of surveillance, informers, and entrapment. Rich with anecdotes of famous thieves and their exploits, it portrays a vivid panorama of early 19th-century crime and law enforcement, the shifting balance of power between police and criminals, and a personal struggle between duty and conscience. The narrative emphasizes practical policing—regulations for agents, the use of secret communications, and the paradox of reform within a system prone to corruption—delivering a sensational, morally probing, first?person account of crime, punishment, and justice in Paris.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046188240X
• ISBN 13: 9780461882407
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280