The Archive of Empire

This audiobook explores how modern, data-driven government practices originated from the British Empire's use of administrative archives over two centuries, shaping the ways officials managed diverse populations across continents. It examines how the British adapted their knowledge systems in response to the challenges of governing increasingly multicultural and vast territories, highlighting the evolution of information management in imperial governance. By tracing the history of archives, the book sheds light on the roots of contemporary data-driven state processes.