Salmi, Hannu

What is Digital History?

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ISBN 13:
9781509537020
author:
Salmi, Hannu
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Polity Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
156
Dimensions:
21.7 x 14 x 1.3 centimeters (0.1
Genre:
History, General, History,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£17.69

Description

Digital history is an emerging field that draws on digital technology and computational methods. It presents exciting ways to explore, understand, and represent the past, inviting scholars worldwide to collaborate. Hannu Salmi provides a compelling introduction to this field, examining its origins and discussing how history exists in a digitized form. Salmi introduces key concepts and ideas in digital history, including databases and archives, interdisciplinarity, and public engagement. He also explores the challenges of studying big data, particularly in the born-digital era. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in how digitization and digital cultures are transforming the study of history. Suitable for students of history and other humanities fields, as well as those curious about the impact of technology on historical research.

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