{"product_id":"surveillance-studies-an-overview-hardback-9780745635910","title":"Surveillance Studies; An Overview (Hardback) 9780745635910","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSurveillance Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Overview\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Lyon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745635910, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 June 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The standard by which subsequent efforts will be judged. Those eager to build upon the important existing works in these areas are well advised to start with this excellent volume.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSociological Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Written by one of the most influential surveillance scholars internationally, this book provides for the first time a truly interdisciplinary introduction to the study of surveillance. \u003ci\u003eSurveillance Studies \u003c\/i\u003enot only constitutes an important entry point to critically engage with surveillance in general, it also provides ... the perfect starting point to further develop the study of surveillance as a promising and crucially important field of research.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"This book represents an overview of the field, but is nevertheless original and insightful in its own right. Above all, it is written in a clear and precise manner.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"A clearly written introduction to the subdiscipline that promises to serve as a useful criminology, sociology, or political science undergraduate textbook.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"David Lyon's work demands our utmost respect and admiration for its scope, balance and clarity. If one were restricted to the reliance on only one text on surveillance I would suggest without hesitation to select this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula M. Franklin\u003ci\u003e, University of Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"A clearly written, comprehensive and balanced introduction to the burgeoning field of surveillance studies. Definitive (or even pretty good) answers are elusive, but this book does a fine job of asking the right social scientific and moral questions.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary T. Marx,\u003ci\u003e Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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. In this overview, David Lyon, one of the pioneers of surveillance studies, fuses with aplomb classical debates and contemporary examples to provide the most accessible and up-to-date introduction to surveillance available.  \u003cp\u003eThe book takes in surveillance studies in all its breadth, from local face-to-face oversight through technical developments in closed-circuit TV, radio frequency identification and biometrics to global trends that integrate surveillance systems internationally. Surveillance is understood in its ambiguity, from caring to controlling, and the role of visibility of the surveilled is taken as seriously as the powers of observing, classifying and judging. The book draws on international examples and on the insights of several disciplines; sociologists, political scientists and geographers will recognize key issues from their work here, but so will people from media, culture, organization, technology and policy studies. This illustrates the diverse strands of thought and critique available, while at the same time the book makes its own distinct contribution and offers tools for evaluating both surveillance trends and the theories that explain them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is the perfect introduction for anyone wanting to understand surveillance as a phenomenon and the tools for analysing it further, and will be essential reading for students and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Viewpoints\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Watched World Today\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Spreading Surveillance Sites\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Explaining Surveillance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Vision\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Information, Identification, Inventory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Security, Suspicion, Social Sorting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Bodies, Borders, Biometrics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Visibility\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Surveillance, Visibility and Popular Culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Struggles over Surveillance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Data, Discrimination, Dignity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Jurisprudence \u0026amp; general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Jurisprudence \u0026amp; general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Jurisprudence%20\u0026amp;%20general%20issues%20%5BLA%5D%22\"\u003eLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407301865752,"sku":"9780745635910","price":51.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745635910.jpg?v=1784160173","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/surveillance-studies-an-overview-hardback-9780745635910","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}