The Crime Museum Uncovered: Inside Scotland Yard's Special Collection - Brossura

Keily, Jackie; Hoffbrand, Julia

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1781300410 ISBN 13: 9781781300411

Casa editrice: I B Tauris & Co Ltd, 2015

Riassunto

This October—for the first time ever—never-before-seen-objects from the London Metropolitan Police’s Crime Museum will go on public display in a major new exhibition opening at the Museum of London. Since its establishment by serving officers in 1875, the Crime Museum has previously only been open to police professionals and invited guests.Using original evidence from this extraordinary collection, The Crime Museum Uncovered will unlock real-life case files to take the reader on an uneasy journey through some of the UK’s most notorious crimes from Dr Crippen to the Krays, the Great Train Robbery to the Millennium Dome diamond heist. Created with the support of the Metropolitan Police Service and the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC), the book will consider the changing nature of crime and advances in detection over the last 140 years, as well as the challenges faced in policing the capital, such as terrorism, drugs and rioting.Giving voice to the real people—victims, perpetrators and police officers—behind these objects the book will explore the impact of crime, personalising what is so often depersonalised. Confronting how, as a society, we respond when normality is shattered and lives are torn apart, we’ll also be forced to question our enduring fascination with this hidden collection and its stories.

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Recensione:

you won t look at everyday objects in the same way again after thumbing through this superb collection of crime memorabilia... provides a riveting overview not only of the variety of cases investigated by the Metropolitan Police, but also of how crime has evolved over the last 40 years --
The Daily Mail

One of the few problems with show is its size. There's simply too much to see and read in one ticketed visit. This companion book is an excellent solution. It includes full-colour photographs of most, if not all of the objects from the exhibition, with accompanying text allowing you to browse through this unique collection of crime history at your leisure... well produced' --
Londonist

this is a beautifully designed book. It s a good slab of a coffee-table book for its £12.99, and is visually striking. That s not just the front cover, but throughout the page design is lovely, the choice of black/white/orange works extremely well, and I d be proud to have written a book that is presented so well by the publisher --
Criminal Historian

L'autore:

Jackie Keily is Curator of Archaeological Collections at the Museum of London.

Julia Hoffbrand is Curator of Social Working History at the Museum of London.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: I B Tauris & Co Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781300410
• ISBN 13: 9781781300411
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192