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The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades. Erscheinungsdatum: 27.11.2009
- Author
- Shane Ewen
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780230248403
- Subjects
- History, Social Science, Technology
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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