Data Empire

Data Empire

by Roopika Risam

HarperCollins Publishers · 2026 · 480 pages

This sweeping history reveals how the collection and control of information have been the bedrock of empires, from ancient Mesopotamia to the digital age. It argues that power has always resided in the ability to count, categorize, and surveige populations, shaping societies and dictating destinies. For readers interested in the profound, often unseen, ways data structures our world and for those seeking to understand the roots of modern surveillance.

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