Surveillance and Security: Technological Politics and Power in Everyday Life

Surveillance and Security: Technological Politics and Power in Everyday Life

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is a volume of original contributions from scholars in eight different humanities and social science disciplines. The aim of the book is to present a range of surveillance technologies used in everyday life and investigate the politics of their use. It is truly an interdisciplinary project that will find purchase in courses on security studies and the sociology of culture and the sociology of science. Courses on security studies and its impact on culture can be found in a variety of academic departments including STS, criminology, sociology, women's studies, anthropology, political science and justice studies.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780415953931
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 303.483
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 342
Weight: 670g
Height: 227mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 19mm