IMPERIAL POLICING

GWYNN CHARLES W

Published by Macmillan, London, 1934

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First UK Edition. A Christmas gift inscription (from 1934) on the front paste-down otherwise a VG+ copy in like price-clipped D/W rubbed to the extremities with a touch of loss at the head of the spine. [In 1934 Major General Sir Charles Gwynn published Imperial Policing, which considered the army's doctrine when it found itself the chief agent for maintaining law and order and for the restoration of the authority of the civil power . He established the premise that the military object is to re-establish the control of the civil power and secure its acceptance without an aftermath of bitterness . He also argued in favour of civil supremacy and the need for civil-military co-operation, and emphasised the importance of timely action. While his principles have lasting importance, in other respects Gwynn was a creature of his times, arguing that machine guns can be usefully employed without any suspicion of ruthlessness . The large paramilitary police forces raised by colonial powers not only made their own contribution to imperial policing, but, as in the case of the Indian police, extended a tradition of gendarmie-style policing beyond Independence]. Seller Inventory # 355490712659

Bibliographic Details

Title: IMPERIAL POLICING

Publisher: Macmillan, London

Publication Date: 1934

Binding: Hard Cover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.