Governing Through Biometrics The Biopolitics of Identity |
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| Author:
| Ajana, Btihaj |
| Series title: | Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-32161-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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Managing identity through biometric technology has become a routine and ubiquitous practice in recent years. This book interrogates what is at stake in the merging of the body and technology for surveillance and securitization purposes drawing on a number of critical theories and philosophies.
Managing identity through biometric technology has become a routine and ubiquitous practice in recent years. This book interrogates what is at stake in the merging of the body and technology for surveillance and securitization purposes drawing on a number of critical theories and philosophies.