01279nam a2200241Ia 4500 CTU_116579 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 351000 026.42 H635 Higgs, Edward The information state in England : The central collection of information on citizens since 1500 Edward Higgs New York, N.Y. Palgrave Macmillan 2004 There has been an enormous rise in the central state's collection of information on individuals since the sixteenth century. Historians have mined this rich seam for their own ends, but--until now--analysis of the significance of this information gathering has been mainly left to sociologists. Raising questions with immense contemporary relevance, Edward Higgs examines how and why the central state has become ever more involved in the collection and manipulation of personal information for both benign and repressive ends. Public records,Government information,Public records,Government information History,History,History,History Wales,Wales,England,England Hiếu Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ