{"product_id":"what-is-digital-history-paperback-softback-9781509537020","title":"What is Digital History? (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509537020","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat is Digital History?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHannu Salmi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509537020, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e156 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.181 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\u003cp\u003e‘We are all “digital historians” now, and by interrogating the origins and content of this emerging discipline, Hannu Salmi charts an intellectual landscape we must all navigate. \u003ci\u003eWhat is Digital History?\u003c\/i\u003e provides a sure guide and a welcome companion.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Hitchcock, Director of the Sussex Humanities Lab\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘I learned a great deal from this book. I appreciate its international coverage, and especially the range of examples described. It will be especially useful for introductory history courses where faculty seek to familiarize students with the breadth of online archives, and the scholarship that has been generated from them.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo Guldi, Southern Methodist University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigital history is an emerging field that draws on digital technology and computational methods. A global enterprise that invites scholars worldwide to join forces, it presents exciting and novel ways we might explore, understand and represent the past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHannu Salmi provides the most compelling introduction to digital history to date. Beginning with an examination of the origins of the digital study of history, he goes on to discuss the question of how history exists in a digitized form. He introduces basic concepts and ideas in digital history, including databases and archives, interdisciplinarity and public engagement. Outlining the problems and methods in the study of big data, both textual and visual, particular attention is paid to the born-digital era: the contemporary age that exists primarily in digital form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat is Digital History?\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students of history and other humanities fields, as well as anyone interested in how digitization and digital cultures are transforming the study of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Digital Past: Sources and Problems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigitization of cultural heritage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiases of the digital past\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn-digital era\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVirality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward the epistemology of the born digital\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Reading and Textuality in Digital History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading as a research method\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading with machines\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistant reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe challenge of big data\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTexts for historical research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistant reading techniques\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Mapping and Viewing History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps as digital sources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps as historical interpretations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom visual evidence to distant viewing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSound and vision\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisuality, textuality and metadata\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Interdisciplinarity: Challenges for Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond disciplinarity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrading across borders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards interdisciplinary practices\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Presenting the Past in the Digital Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital history for the public\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualizing data\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting change over time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugmented and mixed realities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTravelling in time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470058189080,"sku":"9781509537020","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509537020.jpg?v=1785630741","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-is-digital-history-paperback-softback-9781509537020","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}