We are said to be living in an information world, but as early as 1853, The Times was writing of "an age of information". Historical interest in our contemporary information age and in the historical tools and techniques of information processing and management has been the subject of much recent information history scholarship. This book offers a contrast to existing technologically driven histories of the information age. It explores the Victorians relationship with information and knowledge from a social and cultural perspective and challenges the chronology of modern information. Using...
We are said to be living in an information world, but as early as 1853, The Times was writing of "an age of information". Historical interest ...
Information has a rich but under explored history. The information age of the late twentieth century witnessed the emergence of a new history of information and, in this timely collection of essays, a team of international scholars from a variety of disciplines examines the changing understandings of information in the modern world. Situating the concept of information in varying historical contexts since the eighteenth century, Information History in the Modern World: Histories of the Information Age explores how this historical research can challenge our perceptions of the...
Information has a rich but under explored history. The information age of the late twentieth century witnessed the emergence of a new history of infor...
This publication looks at how the digital age is affecting the field of history for both scholars and students. The book does not seek either to applaud or condemn digital technologies, but takes a more conceptual view of how the field of history is being changed by the digital age.
This publication looks at how the digital age is affecting the field of history for both scholars and students. The book does not seek either to appla...