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.

Author: P. Manning
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Published: 11/22/2013
Pages: 119
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781137378965

About the Author

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.