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This book gets to the heart of discussions on big data and the digital age. It presents the 200-year history of the idea that people and societies are nothing more than the sum total of the data collected by quantitative methodology. It describes this history in the context of censuses and survey re...

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Main Author: Brückweh, Kerstin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Series:Veröffentlichungen des Deutschen Historischen Instituts London/ Publications of the German Historical Institute London v. 76
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:This book gets to the heart of discussions on big data and the digital age. It presents the 200-year history of the idea that people and societies are nothing more than the sum total of the data collected by quantitative methodology. It describes this history in the context of censuses and survey research in Great Britain, focusing on the actors involved, methodology, social classifications, and questions about race, ethnicity and disabilities
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (500 Seiten) illustrations
ISBN:311040785X
3110407884
9783110407853
9783110407884

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