A landmark history that traces the creation, management, and
sharing of information through six centuries Thanks to modern
technological advances, we now enjoy seemingly unlimited access to
information. Yet how did information become so central to our
everyday lives, and how did its processing and storage make our
data-driven era possible? This volume is the first to consider
these questions in comprehensive detail, tracing the global
emergence of information practices, technologies, and more, from
the premodern era to the present. With entries spanning archivists
to algorithms and scribes to surveilling, this is the ultimate
reference on how information has shaped and been shaped by
societies. Written by an international team of experts, the book's
inspired and original long- and short-form contributions
reconstruct the rise of human approaches to creating, managing, and
sharing facts and knowledge. Thirteen full-length chapters discuss
the role of information in pivotal epochs and regions, with chief
emphasis on Europe and North America, but also substantive
treatment of other parts of the world as well as current global
interconnections. More than 100 alphabetical entries follow,
focusing on specific tools, methods, and concepts-from ancient
coins to the office memo, and censorship to plagiarism. The result
is a wide-ranging, deeply immersive collection that will appeal to
anyone drawn to the story behind our modern mania for an informed
existence. Tells the story of information's rise from 1450 through
to today Covers a range of eras and regions, including the medieval
Islamic world, late imperial East Asia, early modern and modern
Europe, and modern North America Includes 100 concise articles on
wide-ranging topics: Concepts: data, intellectual property, privacy
Formats and genres: books, databases, maps, newspapers, scrolls and
rolls, social media People: archivists, diplomats and spies,
readers, secretaries, teachers Practices: censorship, forecasting,
learning, political reporting, translating Processes: digitization,
quantification, storage and search Systems: bureaucracy, platforms,
telecommunications Technologies: cameras, computers, lithography
Provides an informative glossary, suggested further reading (a
short bibliography accompanies each entry), and a detailed index
Written by an international team of notable contributors, including
Jeremy Adelman, Lorraine Daston, Devin Fitzgerald, John-Paul
Ghobrial, Lisa Gitelman, Earle Havens, Randolph C. Head, Niv
Horesh, Sarah Igo, Richard R. John, Lauren Kassell, Pamela Long,
Erin McGuirl, David McKitterick, Elias Muhanna, Thomas S. Mullaney,
Carla Nappi, Craig Robertson, Daniel Rosenberg, Neil Safier, Haun
Saussy, Will Slauter, Jacob Soll, Heidi Tworek, Siva Vaidhyanathan,
Alexandra Walsham, and many more.
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