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Big Data in History


Big Data in History



von: P. Manning

53,49 €

Verlag: Palgrave Pivot
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 22.11.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9781137378972
Sprache: englisch

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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.
1. Challenges of Big Data in History 2. The Need to Know our Global Past 3. CHIA: Its Collaborative Mission, Structure, and Innovation 4. Mission 1: Assembling and Documenting the Data 5. Mission 2: Creating a Comprehensive Historical Archive 6. Mission 3: Analyzing and Visualizing Data Worldwide 7. Comparisons: Big Data across Time and Disciplines 8. Priorities for CHIA: Benefits of CHIA
<p>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.</p>

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