The Beat Cop

The Beat Cop
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 359
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ISBN-10 : 9780226818702
ISBN-13 : 0226818705
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Beat Cop by : Michael O'Malley

Download or read book The Beat Cop written by Michael O'Malley and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Francis O'Neill was Chicago's larger-than-life police chief, starting in 1901- and he was an Irish immigrant with an intense interest in his home country's music. In documenting and publishing his understanding of Irish musical folkways, O'Neill became the foremost shaper of what "Irish music" meant. He favored specific rural forms and styles, and as Michael O'Malley shows, he was the "beat cop" -actively using his police powers and skills to acquire knowledge about Irish music and to enforce a nostalgic vision of it"--


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