Conference at the “History of imaginaries” seminar of Prof. Dominique Kalifa (Panthéon — Sorbonne). Arnaud-Dominique Houte has been lecturer in contemporary history in Paris — Sorbonne since 2009. His research focuses on the social and cultural history of France (19th centuries), the history of the gendarmerie, police and security issues, and the history of theft and thieves. Her thesis: The National Gendarman Metier in the 19th century: construction...