Since the 1990s, biometric border control has attained key importance throughout Europe. Based on innovative collaborative fieldwork, this book examines how biometrics are developed, put to use and negotiated in key European border sites.
Using case studies from those who have moved either transnationally or within their own country, international contributions offer various definitions of what it means to make a living on the move.
Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text uses the approach of historical anthropology.