The National Council for Civil Liberties and the policing of interwar politics : At liberty to protest

Issues around the policing of public order and political expression are as topical today as in the past, and are likely to remain so in the future. Janet Clark explores the origins of the National Council for Civil Liberties (the precursor to Liberty) that emerged in 1934 in protest at the policing...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: MANCHESTER : MANCHESTER UNIV Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
National Council for Civil Liberties (Great Britain)
Great Britain. > Metropolitan Police Office.
Great Britain. > Metropolitan Police Office > History.
National Council for Civil Liberties (Great Britain) > History.
Public policy (Law)
Civil rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > General.
Ordre public > Grande-Bretagne.
Public policy (Law) > Great Britain.
Civil rights > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIESAND THE POLICING OF INTERWAR POLITICS: At liberty to protest; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of images; Abbreviations; Foreword; 1 Introduction and background debates; 2 Our precious liberties: disparate interests and common cause; 3 Political expression: people, parties and pressure groups; 4 Policemen, protesters and libertarians; 5 The NCCL in action: networks, methods and strategies; 6 Beyond the legitimate province of a policeman: fascists, anti-fascism and new police powers
  • 7 Police powers and politics: police and Home Office responses8 The NCCL: recognition and regime change; 9 Conclusion; Appendix A: Biographical Information; Appendix B: Extracts from the Public Order Act 1936; Bibliography; Index

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