Data Lives by Rob Kitchin
How can we begin to grasp the scope and scale of our new data-rich world, and can we truly comprehend what is at stake? Rob Kitchin explores the intricacies of data creation and charts how data-driven technologies have become essential to how society, government and the economy work. Creatively blending scholarly analysis, biography and fiction, he demonstrates how data are shaped by social and political forces, and the extent to which they influence our daily lives. He reveals our data world to be one of potential danger, but also of hope.
Rob Kitchin is a Professor in the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute, Ireland. He is author/editor of a number of books about technology and society and is a recipient of the Royal Irish Academy’s Gold Medal for the Social Sciences.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529215144 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529215145 |
| Title | Data Lives |
| Author | Rob Kitchin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press |
| Year published | 2021-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 274 |
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