The book...brings[s] important new insights to the study of policing minorities in Paris and would be of interest to students and scholars of the French Empire, Paris, and (post)colonial policing. Pushing forward conversations about the scope and face of the police, Empire on the Seine invites scholars to rethink mechanisms of state power and state violence.
Amit Prakash is a historian specializing in the history of policing, modern imperialism, and decolonization. He has taught at Columbia University, Bryn Mawr College, Poly Prep, and the Trinity School in New York City. He is co-host of the politics and history podcast No Politics at the Dinner Table. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the International and Global Studies program at Middlebury College.