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The Ascent of the Detective: Police Sleuths in Victorian and Edwardian England Shpayer-Makov, Haia (Professor of History at the University of Haifa)
The Ascent of the Detective: Police Sleuths in Victorian and Edwardian England
Shpayer-Makov, Haia (Professor of History at the University of Haifa)
Explores the diverse and often arcane world of English police detectives during the formative period of their profession, from 1842 until the First World War, with special emphasis on the famed detective branch established at Scotland Yard.
448 pages, 16 black and white halftones
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 14, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199577408 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 444 |
| Dimensions | 165 × 233 × 31 mm · 816 g |
| Language | English |