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From data revolution to data narratives

Data lives: how data are made and shape our world, by Rob Kitchin, Bristol, Bristol University Press, 2021, 262 pp., $28.50 (paperback), ISBN 978-1529215144

Guilherme Cavalcante SilvaScience and Technology Studies, York University, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 160-164 | Published online: 09 Nov 2022

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