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Data empire : the power of information to organize, control, and dominate / Roopika Risam.

Van Pelt Library HM651 .R57 2026
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Risam, Roopika, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Knowledge, Sociology of--History.
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Social epistemology--History.
Social epistemology.
Information behavior--History.
Information behavior.
Information technology--Social aspects--History.
Information technology.
Knowledge management.
Internet governance.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Genre:
History
Physical Description:
467 pages ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
Summary:
"A new lens on human history outlining data's powerful role in governance and exploitation"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction : The counts we keep, c. 65,000 BCE
The first accountants, c. 9,000-1700 BCE
Shapers of form, c. 1800-100 BCE
The architects of action, c. 350 BCE-400 CE
The architects of action, c. 350 BCE-1400 CE
Arbiters of everything, c. 300-1400 CE
The world-takers, c. 1324-1701 CE
Masters of measure, c. 1650-1835 CE
Subjects of calculation, c. 1760-1907 CE
Midwives to a machine, c. 1880-1950 CE
Prophets of prediction, c. 1944-2002 CE
Sovereigns of code, c. 2001-2026 CE
Conclusion : The futures in our hands, c. 2026-2126 CE.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-447) and index.
Other Format:
Online version Risam, Roopika Data empire
ISBN:
9780063430327
0063430320
OCLC:
1573662831

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