{"product_id":"the-dangerous-art-of-text-mining-a-methodology-for-digital-history-hardback-9781009262989","title":"The Dangerous Art of Text Mining; A Methodology for Digital History (Hardback) 9781009262989","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Dangerous Art of Text Mining\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Methodology for Digital History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShows how text mining - the art of counting words over time - spurs insights into politics, culture, and historical change.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJo Guldi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009262989, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 October 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 3.1 cm, 0.85 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book offers stimulating, accessible reflections on the potential of text mining in historical studies and, above all, a confident, convincing plea for the importance of the core competencies of historians in the data world of our time.' Simon Specht, H-Soz-Kult\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Dangerous Art of Text Mining celebrates the bold new research now possible because of text mining: the art of counting words over time. However, this book also presents a warning: without help from the humanities, data science can distort the past and lead to perilous errors. The book opens with a rogue's gallery of errors, then tours the ground-breaking analyses that have resulted from collaborations between humanists and data scientists. Jo Guldi explores how text mining can give a glimpse of the changing history of the past - for example, how quickly Americans forgot the history of slavery. Textual data can even prove who was responsible in Congress for silencing environmentalism over recent decades. The book ends with an impassioned vision of what text mining in defence of democracy would look like, and why humanists need to be involved.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. A Ropes Course for Exploring the Territory: 1. Why textual data from the past is dangerous\u003cbr\u003e 2. From fantasy to engagement\u003cbr\u003e 3. Words are keys and words are barriers\u003cbr\u003e 4. Critical search, a theory\u003cbr\u003e 5. To predict or to describe?\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Many Windows of the House of the Past: 6. The many windows of the house of the past\u003cbr\u003e 7. Of memory\u003cbr\u003e 8. The distinctiveness of certain eras\u003cbr\u003e 9. The measure of influence\u003cbr\u003e 10. Of rock and fire\u003cbr\u003e 11. Whither modernity\u003cbr\u003e 12. What computers can explain and when to stop: a case study in the political history of climate change\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Critical Thinking with Data Makes Stronger Disciplines: 13. A world map of culture, purged of bias\u003cbr\u003e 14. The future of the art.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], Historiography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historiography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historiography%20%5BHBAH%5D%22\"\u003eHBAH\u003c\/a\u003e], History: theory \u0026amp; methods [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History: theory \u0026amp; methods\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History:%20theory%20\u0026amp;%20methods%20%5BHBA%5D%22\"\u003eHBA\u003c\/a\u003e], History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413975298328,"sku":"9781009262989","price":82.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009262989i.jpg?v=1784332999","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-dangerous-art-of-text-mining-a-methodology-for-digital-history-hardback-9781009262989","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}