Modern British Data State, 1945-2000

This political history studies the phenomenal growth of the modern British state's interest in collecting, collating and deploying population data.

List of contents

Introduction / Chapter 1: The British Government's Approach to Population Data c1945-64 / Chapter 2: Government 1964-1979 and the Growth of the Modern Data State / Chapter 3: Government Data Systems 1964-1979 / Chapter 4: Government 1979-97: Developing and Re-purposing the Data State / Chapter 5: The British People, Government Data and the 1984 Data Protection Act / Chapter 6: Data Systems 1979-1997 (1), The Electoral Register, The Poll Tax Register and Data Linkage / Chapter 7: Data Systems 1979-1997 (2), Driving Licences and ID Cards / Chapter 8: Data Systems 1979-1997 (3), The Government Data Network, the Information Society Initiative and government.direct / Chapter 9: Government Data Security, the British People and Computers, and the 1998 Data Protection Act / Conclusion

About the author

Kevin Manton teaches History and Politics at SOAS and Birkbeck, London. He researches modern British history and is the author of Population Registers and Privacy in Britain, 1936-1982 (2019).

Summary

This political history studies the phenomenal growth of the modern British state’s interest in collecting, collating and deploying population data.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Manton, Kevin (School of Oriental and African Stud Manton, Manton Kevin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032172545
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3217254-5
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern British History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; European History, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, General and world history, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics