The Home Office, 1848-1914 : from clerks to bureaucrats / Jill Pellew
London ; Exeter, NH : Heinemann Educational, 1982. 1st edition. Very good library, cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Bookplates and/or library marks in prelims/title page, but the rest of text remains clear. Item #432703
ISBN: 0435326856
Physical description; xi, 271 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index. Contents; Challenge to a traditional department of government: 1848-76 -- The late-Victorian Home Office and the new élite: 1876-96 -- The growth of bureaucracy and the role of the pre-war civil servant: 1896-1914 -- The lower or second division: 1876-1914 -- The Home Office inspectorates: 1848-76 -- Extension of government control through inspection: 1876-1914. Subjects; Great Britain, Home Office. United Kingdom, Home Office Studies. Administration of justice. Great Britain Home Office, 1848-1914.
Price: €10.95