Big Data in History
Big Data in History introduces the project to create a world-historical archive, tracing the last four centuries of historical dynamics and change. Chapters address the archive's overall plan, how to interpret the past through a global archive, the missions of gathering records, linking local data into global patterns, and exploring the results.
| Autor: | Manning, P. |
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| ISBN: | 9781137378965 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 119 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Veröffentlicht: | 22.11.2013 |
| Schlagworte: | Aggregation crowd sourcing datasets global archive historical dynamics human-natural interaction information science social-science data social-science theory supercomputing |
Patrick Manning is Mellon Professor of World History and Director of the World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. A leader in world-historical scholarship and institution-building, with specialization in Africa and the African diaspora, he now directs an effort to create a world-historical archive.