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Everyday surveillance : vigilance and visibility in postmodern life

Title
Everyday surveillance : vigilance and visibility in postmodern life / William G. Staples.
Author
Staples, William G.
Publication
  • Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2014]
  • ©2014

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Description
xiv, 255 pages; 23 cm
Summary
Everyday Surveillance is a provocative exploration of the myriad ways we are watched each day -- from internet use to public video cameras -- and how this surveillance shapes our lives. The second edition considers new topics, such as the rise of social media, and updates research throughout. This is an ideal text for introducing students to concepts of social control and provoking discussion. -- Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Since 1980
  • Social control > United States
  • Electronic surveillance > Social aspects > United States
  • Privacy > United States
  • Electronic surveillance > Social aspects
  • Privacy
  • Social control
  • Social history
  • United States > Social conditions > 1980-2020
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index.
Contents
Everyday surveillance -- The scaffold, the penitentiary, and beyond -- The gaze and its compulsions -- Bodily intrusions -- Wired.I.Am: the digital life 2.0 -- The anatomy of visibility.
Call Number
IM 14-1649
ISBN
  • 9780742541092 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0742541096 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780742541108 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 074254110X (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1442226293 (electronic)
  • 9781442226296 (electronic)
  • 9781442226296 (electronic) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2013022176
OCLC
848393235
Author
Staples, William G.
Title
Everyday surveillance : vigilance and visibility in postmodern life / William G. Staples.
Publisher
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Edition
Second edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index.
Chronological Term
Since 1980
Research Call Number
IM 14-1649
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