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The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance

The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance

Author: Michael Kwet
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781009696975

Published In: September 2025
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781108416498

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Featuring chapters authored by leading scholars in the fields of criminology, critical race studies, history, and more, The Cambridge Handbook of Race and Surveillance cuts across history and geography to provide a detailed examination of how race and surveillance intersect throughout space and time. The volume reviews surveillance technology from the days of colonial conquest to the digital era, focusing on countries such as the United States, Canada, the UK, South Africa, the Philippines, India, Brazil, and Palestine. Weaving together narratives on how technology and surveillance have developed over time to reinforce racial discrimination, the book delves into the often-overlooked origins of racial surveillance, from skin branding, cranial measurements, and fingerprinting to contemporary manifestations in big data, commercial surveillance, and predictive policing.

Lucid, accessible, and expertly researched, this handbook provides a crucial investigation of issues spanning history and at the forefront of contemporary life.

1. The golden era of racial surveillance: an introduction

Michael Kwet

2. Sorting identity

Eric Stoddart

3. Imperial mimesis: migration of surveillance from the colonial Philippines to the United States

Alfred McCoy

4. Separate spheres and the body as an information object: the racialisation and surveillance of British women during the long nineteenth century

Toni Weller

5. Linking caste and surveillance: how digital governance has legitimised caste discrimination in India

Amber Sinha and Shruti Trikanad

6. Surveillance in South Africa: from skin branding to digital colonialism

Michael Kwet