To Preserve and Protect: Policing Colonial Brisbane

by Anastasia Dukova

Early Australian policing had its roots on the streets of Dublin and London, where many of Australia's first law and order enforcers hailed from. Intrigued by this connection, historian Anastasia Dukova has researched and recreated the lives of colonial police officers and criminals in her adopted home city of Brisbane. Through exploring their personal stories, Dukova highlights how biography and history are inextricably linked and reveals the differences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702260142
• ISBN13: 9780702260148
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"