{"product_id":"data-empire-roopika-risam-july-9th-2026","title":"Data Empire - Roopika Risam - July 9th, 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRELEASE DATE ----- July 9th, 2026 ----- Pre-order now and we'll save you a copy!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe live in an era when trading our information for access can feel harmless or inevitable yet from targeted advertising to mass surveillance, data shapes the course of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow did it gain the power it now holds over us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before writing existed, at the dawn of civilisation in Mesopotamia, rulers pressed marks into clay to keep track of land, people and grain. To rule, they had to keep count. It is no accident, then, that the first written name in human history was neither a god nor a king, but an accountant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs ships and navigation expanded our horizons, a new age of European empires took control of more than 80 per cent of the world s surface, using colonial censuses, maps and ledgers to decide who belonged, who owed, and who could be sacrificed. Today, a handful of private brokers increasingly define what we see and what is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking readers from ancient cave markings and knotted strings to the algorithmic state, Dartmouth professor Roopika Risam reveals how data has always been the seed of power: a technology of control that has shaped civilizations and upheld empires. Provocative, humane and sweeping in scope, Data Empire challenges us to decide whether we will allow a new set of data empires to hardwire inequality into the next century, or fight for systems that work for the benefit of all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53776675045713,"sku":"9781911709824","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/4618\/2960\/files\/dataempire.jpg?v=1778758485","url":"https:\/\/lattesandliterature.com\/products\/data-empire-roopika-risam-july-9th-2026","provider":"Latte's and Literature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}