The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State by John C. Torpey

The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State

John C. Torpey

280 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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This book presents the first detailed history of the modern passport and why it became so important for controlling movement in the modern world. It explores the history of passport laws, the parliamentary debates about those laws, and the social ...

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