Biometric State: The Global Politics of Identification and Surveillance in South Africa, 1850 to the Present

by Keith Breckenridge

A groundbreaking study of South Africa's role as a site for global experiments in biometric identification throughout the twentieth century.

266 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Taylor Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again had to read this for class, but actually this book was super cool! Introduces the idea of ambitious authorities and a weak society. It's an introduction on the start of biometrics within colonial states specifically South Africa.

[Quynh Anh]

- While reading Dipesh Chakrabarty's "The Muddle of Modernity"
- Highlighted academic review: (Mendeley)
https://www.mendeley.com/viewer/?file...
- Skipped for now (topic irrelevant)