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" Under surveillance : "
Randolph Lewis.
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BL
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850750
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Lewis, Randolph,1966-
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Under surveillance : : being watched in modern America /\ Randolph Lewis.
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First edition.
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Austin :: University of Texas Press,, 2017.
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, ©2017
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267 pages ;; 24 cm
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1477312439
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: 9781477312438
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9781477313800
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9781477313817
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-261) and index.
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| Contents
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Feeling surveillance -- Welcome to the funopticon : the insidious pleasures of ludic surveillance -- Growing up observed : surveillance and childhood -- Watching Walden : surveillance in the wild -- A mighty fortress is our god : selling surveillance in the Bible Belt -- The business of insecurity : inside the new surveillance marketplace.
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"Tackling one of today's most timely issues from a broad, humanistic perspective, this book explores the emotional, ethical, and aesthetic challenges of living under constant surveillance in post-9/11 American society."--Publisher's description.
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Never before has so much been known about so many. CCTV cameras, TSA scanners, NSA databases, big data marketers, predator drones, "stop and frisk" tactics, Facebook algorithms, hidden spyware, and even old-fashioned nosy neighbors - surveillance has become so ubiquitous that we take its presence for granted. While many types of surveillance are pitched as ways to make us safer, almost no one has examined the unintended consequences of living under constant scrutiny and how it changes the way we think and feel about the world. In Under Surveillance, Randolph Lewis offers a highly original look at the emotional, ethical, and aesthetic challenges of living with surveillance in America since 9/11. 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. -- from dust jacket.
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Electronic surveillance-- Social aspects-- United States.
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Privacy, Right of-- United States.
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Social control-- United States.
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Datenspeicherung
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Electronic surveillance-- Social aspects.
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Neue Medien
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Neue Technologie
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Privacy, Right of.
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Privatsphäre
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Social control.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Privacy Surveillance.
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Soziale Kontrolle
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Überwachung
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United States.
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USA
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| Dewey Classification
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363.1/063
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TK7882.E2L49 2017
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