Under surveillance : being watched in modern America / Randolph Lewis.
Lewis, Randolph, 1966- author.
2017
TK7882.E2 L49 2017eb
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Title Under surveillance : being watched in modern America / Randolph Lewis.
Author Lewis, Randolph, 1966- author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9781477313800 (electronic book)
147731380X (electronic book)
9781477312438
1477312439
Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2017.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Call Number TK7882.E2 L49 2017eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.1/063
Summary Taking a broad and humanistic approach, Lewis explores the growth of surveillance in surprising places, such as childhood and nature. He traces the rise of businesses designed to provide surveillance and security, including those that cater to the Bible Belt's houses of worship. And he peers into the dark side of playful surveillance, such as eBay's online guide to "Fun with Surveillance Gadgets." A worried but ultimately genial guide to this landscape, Lewis helps us see the hidden costs of living in a "control society" in which surveillance is deemed essential to governance and business alike. Written accessibly for a general audience, Under Surveillance prompts us to think deeply about what Lewis calls "the soft tissue damage" inflicted by the culture of surveillance.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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