Big Data in History

by P. Manning

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137378965
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	11/22/2013
Series:	Palgrave Pivot
Edition description:	2013
Pages:	119
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.60(d)

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.

Table of Contents

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