Book contents
- Biometric State
- Biometric State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Introduction: the global biometric arena
- 1 Science of empire
- 2 Asiatic despotism
- 3 Gandhi’s biometric entanglement
- 4 No will to know
- 5 Verwoerd’s bureau of proof
- 6 Galtonian reversal
- Epilogue
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Science of empire
The South African origins and objects of Galtonian eugenics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
- Biometric State
- Biometric State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Introduction: the global biometric arena
- 1 Science of empire
- 2 Asiatic despotism
- 3 Gandhi’s biometric entanglement
- 4 No will to know
- 5 Verwoerd’s bureau of proof
- 6 Galtonian reversal
- Epilogue
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Biometric StateThe Global Politics of Identification and Surveillance in South Africa, 1850 to the Present, pp. 27 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014