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Sean P. Hier - Surveillance: Power, Problems, and Politics - 9780774816113 - V9780774816113
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Surveillance: Power, Problems, and Politics

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Description for Surveillance: Power, Problems, and Politics Hardback. This book examines surveillance as both cause and effect of social and political problems. Editor(s): Hier, Sean P.; Greenberg, Josh. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 b/w photos, 12 tables, 1 chart. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JPV; KNSS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 567.

Surveillance is commonly rationalized as a practice to address existing political or social problems such as crime, fraud, and terrorism. This book explores how surveillance, disguised as managing risk or reducing harm, can cause a range of problems, including poverty, over-policing, and exclusion.

The scholars represented in this volume interrogate the moral and ideological bases and material effects of surveillance practices and systems in diverse cultural and institutional arenas: policing, consumerism, welfare administration, disaster management, popular culture, moral regulation, news media, social movements, and anti-terrorism campaigns.

Surveillance addresses and asks us to consider the question: How can we ensure a future in ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774816113
SKU
V9780774816113
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Sean P. Hier
Sean P. Hier is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria. Josh Greenberg is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. Contributors: Charlene D. Elliott, Neil Gerlach, Kevin D. Haggerty, Sheryl N. Hamilton, Laura Huey, Simon J. Kiss, Mike Larsen, Shoshana Magnet, Patrick F. Parnaby, Justin Piché, ... Read more

Reviews for Surveillance: Power, Problems, and Politics
This particular collection is unique in both its strong Canadian content, and the broad range of empirical cases.
Benjamin J. Muller, Kings University College
Canadian Journal of Sociology, 35 (3)

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