Surveillance and Security: Technological Politics and Power in Everyday Life

Surveillance and Security: Technological Politics and Power in Everyday Life
ISBN-10
0415953936
ISBN-13
9780415953931
Category
Electronic surveillance
Pages
342
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Author
Torin Monahan

Description

Contains contributions from scholars in eight different humanities and social science disciplines. This book aims to present a range of surveillance technologies used in everyday life and investigate the politics of their use.

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