Soldiers as police : the French and Prussian armies and the policing of popular protest, 1889-1914

Introduction: the demilitarisation of protest policing as a historical problem. Part I Domestic Military Intervention in its Political Context: The French and Prussian armies in state and society; New problems, new priorities: conflicting priorities in Berlin; The controversial issue of republican order and stability. Part II: Popular Protest and Riot Policing: Violent encounters and challenges to the public order; The extension of police and gendarmerie forces; Patterns of military involvement in the policing of protest. Part III Bureaucrats, Generals and Elites in Westphalia and Nord-Pas-De-Calais: Local influences on the requisition of troops; Civilian and military elites: social backgrounds and interactions; Civil-military cooperation in Nord-Pas-de-Calais; Mutual exclusion and non-cooperation in Westphalia; Conclusions: demilitarisation and 'modern' policing; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.