Description
Product ID: | 9780367513115 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Routledge Contemporary Africa |
Title: | Identification and Citizenship in Africa |
Subtitle: | Biometrics, the Documentary State and Bureaucratic Writings of the Self |
Authors: | Author: Richard Banegas, Severine Awenengo Dalberto |
Page Count: | 374 |
Subjects: | Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, African history, Social and ethical issues, Sociology, Comparative politics, Civics and citizenship, Warfare and defence, Regional geography, African history, Social issues & processes, Sociology, Comparative politics, Civil rights & citizenship, Warfare & defence, Regional geography, Africa |
Description: | In the context of a global biometric turn, this book investigates processes of legal identification in Africa "from below". Drawing on empirical research conducted across 14 countries, the book documents the processes, practices and meanings of legal identification in Africa from the 1950s. 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 relationship between citizens and the state. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-05-31 |