The notion of identification, especially in the discourse of feminist theory, has come sharply and dramatically into focus with the recent interest in such topi

This collection examines the subject of identification and surveillance from 16th C English parish registers to 21st C DNA databases. The contributors, who rang

In the context of a global biometric turn, this book investigates processes of legal identification in Africa ‘from below,’ asking what this means for the r

The prehistory of modern passport and identification technologies: the documents, seals, and stamps, that could document and transform their owner's identity. W

Some 600 million children worldwide do not legally exist. Without verifiable identification, they—and unregistered adults—could face serious difficulties in