The dangerous art of text mining : a methodology for digital history / Jo Guldi, Southern Methodist University.

Author/creator Guldi, Jo, 1978- author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Descriptionxxx, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents A ropes course for exploring the territory. Why textual data from the past is dangerous ; From fantasy to engagement ; Words are keys and words are barriers ; Critical search, a theory ; To predict or to describe? -- The many windows of the house of the past. The many windows of the house of the past ; Of memory ; The distinctiveness of certain eras ; The measure of influence ; Of rock and fire ; Whither modernity ; What computers can explain and when to stop : a case study in the political history of climate change -- Critical thinking with data makes stronger disciplines. A world map of culture, purged of bias ; The future of the art.
Abstract "The Dangerous Art of Text Mining celebrates the bold new research now possible because of text mining, the art of counting words over time. But the book is based on a warning: without help from the humanities, data science can distort the past and lead to perilous errors"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Guldi, Jo (Joanna), 1978- Dangerous art of text mining. First edition Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2022 9781009263016
LCCN 2022043230
ISBN9781009262996
ISBN9781009262989 (hardback)
ISBN100926298X
ISBN1009262998
ISBN(epub)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Order on Demand Title Order On Demand ✔ Available Click to order this title