Barrington Moore, Jr., Privacy: Studies in Social and Cultural History (1984)
A fascinating anthropological study of privacy, along with an examination of ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Chinese conceptions of privacy.
Ferdinand Schoeman, Philosophical Dimensions of Privacy: An Anthology (1984)
Contains a great selection of the classic articles about what privacy is and why it is valuable.
Anita Allen, Uneasy Access (1988)
A thoughtful and sophisticated discussion of privacy issues, with a focus on how women are affected.
David H. Flaherty, Protecting Privacy in Surveillance Societies (1992)
A great chronicle of the development of privacy law and policy in Sweden, Canada, France, Germany, and the United States.
Colin J. Bennett, Regulating Privacy (1992)
A superb discussion of the political dimensions of privacy law in many countries.
Steven L. Nock, The Costs of Privacy (1992)
A very insightful and thought-provoking account of how the increasing mobility and impersonal nature of modern life leads to increased surveillance in order to assess people’s reputations.
H. Jeff Smith, Managing Privacy: Information Technology and Corporate America (1994)
An insightful examination of how various institutions and businesses formulate their privacy policies.
Priscilla M. Regan, Legislating Privacy: Technology, Social Values, and Public Policy (1995)
The best discussion of how and why Congress has passed certain privacy laws. Far from dull, the legislative process is fascinating, and this book is extremely illuminating and interesting.
Ellen Alderman & Caroline Kennedy, The Right to Privacy (1997)
A highly readable account of various privacy cases. Discusses cases as individual stories, and provides interesting background about the people involved and how the cases affected their lives.
Judith Wagner DeCew, In Pursuit of Privacy (1997)
A concise and intelligent philosophical discussion of privacy. Includes a good overview of other philosophical accounts of privacy.