Bodies as Evidence: Security, Knowledge, and Power

by Mark Maguire

Book Overview

From biometrics to predictive policing, contemporary security relies on sophisticated scientific evidence-gathering and knowledge-making focused on the human body. Bringing together new anthropological perspectives on the complexities of security in the present moment, the contributors to Bodies as Evidence reveal how bodies have become critical sources of evidence that is organized and deployed to classify, recognize, and manage human life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478002948
• ISBN13: 9781478002949
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary