In the Sticks - Cultural Identity in a Rural Police Force (Hardcover, Enlarged)

After twenty-five years police service on urban Tyneside, the author-a social anthropologist-transferred, on promotion as Superintendent, to West Mercia Constabulary. The arrival of this 'import' coincided with monetarist demands for efficiency and effectiveness, a political thrust which came hard up against rural ideas of hierarchy, paternalism, and a cultural belief that denied validity to outsiders - such as those in the adjacent West Midlands Police. Detailing the way West Mercia operated and justified some bizarre practices, the ethnography shows how cultural identity was defined and deployed on a daily basis and explores the diverse and rich cultural baggage the rural world sustained even in the face of intense calls for the management of change. Reflecting on the lack of financial control he found, the author links all this to the racism he observed-to a xenophobic means of maintaining social boundaries, defending edgy environments and preserving a semi-closed culture from the intrusions of outsiders.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 1993
First published:	November 1993
Authors:	Malcolm Young
Dimensions:	243 x 162 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	322
Edition:	Enlarged
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-876289-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services
LSN:	0-19-876289-5
Barcode:	9780198762898

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