Few things are as interesting to us as our own bodies and, by extension, our own identities. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the relations

The advance of identification technology-biometrics, identity cards, surveillance, databases, dossiers-threatens privacy, civil liberties, and related human int

Science and religion have often been thought to be at loggerheads but much contemporary work in this flourishing interdisciplinary field suggests this is far fr

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

This third edition builds on the international success of previous editions, offering an easy access critical introduction to social science theories of identit