Biometric technologies, such as finger- or facial-scan, are being deployed across a variety of social contexts in order to facilitate and guarantee identity verification and authentication. This book critically analyses these technologies in terms of the application of biopolitical power -- corporate, military and governmental -- on the human body.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415874878
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96349993
Product Key Features
Author
Joseph Pugliese
Publication Name
Biometrics: Bodies, Technologies, Biopolitics
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Sociology, Science
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
386g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Joseph Pugliese
Series Title
Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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