This collection examines the subject of identification and surveillance from 16th C English parish registers to 21st C DNA databases. The contributors, who rang

Since the mid-nineteenth century, there has been a notable acceleration in the development of the techniques used to confirm identity. From fingerprints to phot

The task of identifying the individual has given rise to a number of technical innovations, including fingerprint analysis and DNA profiling. A range of methods

Across the globe, states have long aimed to control the movement of people, identify their citizens, and restrict noncitizens' rights through official identific

This volume explores the mutually transformative relations between migrants and port cities. Throughout the ages of sail and steam, port cities served as nodes