{"product_id":"data-empire-paperback","title":"Data Empire (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis groundbreaking 11,000-year history argues that empire\nwas never just about weapons or ships—it was built on collecting information on\nus, to rule us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe live in an era when trading our information for access\ncan feel harmless or inevitable. Yet, from targeted advertising to mass\nsurveillance, data shapes the course of our lives. How did it gain the power it\nnow holds over us?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLong before writing existed, at the dawn of civilization in\nMesopotamia, rulers pressed marks into clay to keep track of land, people, and\ngrain. To rule, they had to keep count. It is no accident, then, that the first\nwritten name in human history was neither a god nor a king, but an accountant.\nAs ships and navigation expanded our horizons, a new age of European empires\ntook control of more than 80 percent of the world’s surface, using colonial\ncensuses, maps, and ledgers to decide who belonged, who owed, and who could be\nsacrificed. Today, a handful of private brokers increasingly define what we see\nand what is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTaking readers from ancient cave markings and knotted\nstrings to the algorithmic state, Dartmouth professor Roopika Risam reveals how\ndata has always been the seed of power—a technology of control that has shaped\ncivilizations and upheld empires. Provocative, humane, and sweeping in\nscope, \u003ci\u003eData Empire\u003c\/i\u003e challenges us to decide whether we will\nallow a new set of data empires to hardwire inequality into the next century,\nor fight for systems that work for the benefit of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoopika Risam \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Digital Humanities and\nSocial Engagement at Dartmouth. Her research explores how histories of race,\nempire, and technology shape the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe is the author of \u003ci\u003eNew Digital Worlds:\nPostcolonial Digital Humanities in Theory, Praxis, and Pedagogy\u003c\/i\u003e, which has\nbeen taught in over 150 universities worldwide. She is also co-editor of four\ncollections, including \u003ci\u003eAnti-Racist Community Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\nDigital Black Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRisam is past president of the Association for Computers and\nthe Humanities, the U.S. scholarly organization for digital research in the\nhumanities.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45595063189711,"sku":"9781911709824","price":41.37,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_fd55bf01-8f41-426d-b286-0b3b71e72faa.webp?v=1784009600","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/data-empire-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}