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Fighting Fires

Creating the British Fire Service, 1800-1978

Ewen, S.

Fighting Fires

Fighting Fires

Creating the British Fire Service, 1800-1978

Fighting Fires

 

"Examines the history of the British fire service from 1800-1980, embracing certain key themes of modern British history: the impact of industrial change on urban development, the effect of disaster on political reform, the growth of the state, and the relationship between masculinity and trade unionism in creating a professional identity"--Provided by publisher

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Beschrijving Fighting Fires

The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades.

ISBN
9780230517103
Pagina's
235
Verschenen
NUR
680
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Palgrave Macmillan

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