The Surveillance Web : the Rise of Visual Surveillance in an English City.

The Surveillance Web : the Rise of Visual Surveillance in an English City.

The rise of CCTV and surveillance technologies has been one of the key developments in contemporary society, but its impact has often been analysed in a fragmented manner. This book addresses this issue by providing a detailed, micro-sociological account of the construction of a CCTV network in one...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCahill, Mike
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cullompton : Willan Pub., 2002.
Subjects:
Electronic surveillance > England.
Closed-circuit television > England.
Crime prevention > England.
Closed-circuit television
Crime prevention
Electronic surveillance
England
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Theory and Method; 1 Towards a contemporary theory of surveillance; Part 2 The Rise of Visual Surveillance in a Northern City; 2 The story of a Northern City; 3 The surveillance web; Part 3 Three Case Studies of Visual Surveillance Systems; 4 The panopticon mall; 5 Watching the workers; 6 Watching the tenants; Part 4 Back to Theory; 7 Back to theory; Bibliography; Index.

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