{"product_id":"the-inspection-house-an-impertinent-field-guide-to-modern-surveillance-paperback","title":"The Inspection House: An Impertinent Field Guide to Modern Surveillance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Maly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmily Horne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1787, British philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham conceived of the panopticon, a ring of cells observed by a central watchtower, as a labor-saving device for those in authority. While Bentham's design was ostensibly for a prison, he believed that any number of places that require supervision--factories, poorhouses, hospitals, and schools--would benefit from such a design. The French philosopher Michel Foucault took Bentham at his word. In his groundbreaking 1975 study, \u003ci\u003eDiscipline and Punish\u003c\/i\u003e, the panopticon became a metaphor to describe the creeping effects of personalized surveillance as a means for ever-finer mechanisms of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty years later, the available tools of scrutiny, supervision, and discipline are far more capable and insidious than Foucault dreamed, and yet less effective than Bentham hoped. Shopping malls, container ports, terrorist holding cells, and social networks all bristle with cameras, sensors, and trackers. But, crucially, they are also rife with resistance and prime opportunities for revolution. \u003ci\u003eThe Inspection House\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour through several of these sites--from Guant namo Bay to the Occupy Oakland camp and the authors' own mobile devices--providing a stark, vivid portrait of our contemporary surveillance state and its opponents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Maly\u003c\/b\u003e is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUrban Omnivore\u003c\/i\u003e and is a 2014 fellow at Harvard University's Metalab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Horne\u003c\/b\u003e is the designer and photographer of the webcomic \u003ci\u003eA Softer World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Horne lives and works in Toronto, Ontario. She is the photographer and designer for the webcomic \u003ci\u003eA Softer World\u003c\/i\u003e, and freelance edits books for kicks. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and Tor.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Maly is a writer and design journalist whose work focuses on the near future of design, architecture, and infrastructure. He is a Fellow at Harvard's Metalab, investigating the landscapes of 3D printing. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eWired, The Atlantic, Volume, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUrban Omnibus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.4 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771650998560,"sku":"9781552453018","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c541488c1dd275d4f8b3327f3b32e54f.webp?v=1780390317","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-inspection-house-an-impertinent-field-guide-to-modern-surveillance-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}