Surveillance Studies An Overview |
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| Author:
| Lyon, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7456-3592-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Polity Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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The study of surveillance is more relevant than ever before. The fast growth of the field of surveillance studies reflects both the urgency of civil liberties and privacy questions in the war on terror era and the classical social science debates over the power of watching and classification, from Bentham to Foucault and beyond.
The study of surveillance is more relevant than ever before. The fast growth of the field of surveillance studies reflects both the urgency of civil liberties and privacy questions in the war on terror era and the classical social science debates over the power of watching and classification, from Bentham to Foucault and beyond.