Overseers of the poor: surveillance, resistance, and the limits of privacy
Auteur :
Gilliom, John
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226293615
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2001
Dimensions :
2,2 x 1,4 x 0,1 cm
Poids :
312 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Confronts the everyday politics of surveillance by exploring the worlds and words of those who know it best - the watched. The book focuses on the conversations of low-income mothers from Appalachian Ohio as they talk about the welfare bureaucracy and its remarkably advanced surveillance system.