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Overseers of the Poor

- Surveillance, Resistance, and the Limits of Privacy

About Overseers of the Poor

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226293615
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 277
  • Published:
  • December 1, 2001
  • Dimensions:
  • 216x140x17 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 278 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: May 10, 2024

Description of Overseers of the Poor

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.

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