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Bezig met laden... The Machine Never Blinks: A Graphic History of Spying and Surveillancedoor Ivan Greenberg
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. An uneven but thought provoking survey of spying and surveillance throughout history and how they intertwine with control of the masses and authoritarianism. Things get off to a slow start as Greenberg goes back a little too far in history, mythology and the Bible giving us the stories of the Trojan Horse, Lady Godiva, and Judas Iscariot. Their inclusion is a bit of a stretch despite Greenberg's efforts to justify them. His theme becomes stronger in the fourth chapter as he introduces Jeremy Bentham and the Panopticon. From there he jumps through the decades a bit haphazardly but paints a pretty good picture of consistent government overreach and general public indifference. The chapters tend to stand alone, so this is a good candidate to read a little at a time. There are a few missteps like one chapter devoted to a fictional conversation between George Orwell and Michel Foucault and the weak framing sequence with some guy named Iggy Stone walking around randomly and eventually ending up lecturing some students in a classroom. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"The Machine Never Blinks tells the story of surveillance and spying in history and legend from its earliest days to the present moment (from the fable of the Trojan Horse to the Patriot Act) to reveal how we have built a society in which your rights, privacy, dignity, and sanity are under constant threat. A comprehensive, eye-opening manifesto, this book will make you take a look around and wonder: Who's watching you right now?"--Publisher's Web site. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)323.4482Social sciences Political Science Civil and political rights The state and the individual Liberty Privacy, Freedom from SurveillanceLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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