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Overseers of the Poor
John Gilliom
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Paperback. 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. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 186 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPA; JPV; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
In Overseers of the Poor, John Gilliom confronts the everyday politics of surveillance by exploring the worlds and words of those who know it best-the watched. Arguing that the current public conversation about surveillance and privacy rights is rife with political and conceptual failings, Gilliom goes beyond the critics and analysts to add fresh voices, insights, and perspectives.
This powerful book lets us in on the conversations of low-income mothers from Appalachian Ohio as they talk about the welfare bureaucracy and its remarkably advanced surveillance system. In their struggle to care for their families, these women are monitored ... Read more
In Overseers of the Poor, John Gilliom confronts the everyday politics of surveillance by exploring the worlds and words of those who know it best-the watched. Arguing that the current public conversation about surveillance and privacy rights is rife with political and conceptual failings, Gilliom goes beyond the critics and analysts to add fresh voices, insights, and perspectives.
This powerful book lets us in on the conversations of low-income mothers from Appalachian Ohio as they talk about the welfare bureaucracy and its remarkably advanced surveillance system. In their struggle to care for their families, these women are monitored ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Series in Law and Society
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226293615
SKU
V9780226293615
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