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This comprehensive historical overview examines how official agencies certify individual identity through techniques spanning passports, identity cards, labour registration, fingerprinting, DNA-typing, and body surveillance. The book presents nineteen essays addressing one of the least studied yet most pervasive aspects of modern life, from contemporary identification systems to the catastrophic results of colonial-era identity documentation in postcolonial Rwanda. Spanning multiple disciplines including anthropology and sociology, this volume from Princeton University Press offers the most thorough exploration of state identification practices ever published, making it essential reading for scholars, policy makers, and anyone interested in how modern societies document and track their populations.

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This Princeton University Press book includes nineteen essays examining state identity documentation practices across history and geography.

Coverage ranges from historical passports and identity cards to modern DNA-typing and body surveillance technologies.

The text analyses the consequences of colonial-era identity systems, including their role in postcolonial Rwanda.

Mint condition copy arrives in guaranteed protective packaging with same-day dispatch for orders before noon.

Comprehensive historical overview covers labour registration, fingerprinting, and alien documentation systems.

No quibbles returns policy ensures satisfaction with your copy of this anthropology and sociology resource.

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09 December 2001
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