Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences

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Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences

Summary

Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences is a version, edition or translation[1].

Key Facts

  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences authored Classification and its Consequences — author (P50): Geoff Bowker[2].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences authored Classification and its Consequences — author (P50): Susan Leigh Star[3].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's instance of is recorded as Classification and its Consequences — instance of (P31): version, edition or translation[4].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences was published by Classification and its Consequences — publisher (P123): The MIT Press[5].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's language of work or name is recorded as Classification and its Consequences — language of work or name (P407): English[6].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences was published on August 28, 2000[7].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences was published on October 11, 2000[8].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's edition or translation of is recorded as Classification and its Consequences — edition or translation of (P629): Sorting Things Out[9].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's main subject is Classification and its Consequences — main subject (P921): categorization[10].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's main subject is Classification and its Consequences — main subject (P921): classification[11].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+389'}[12].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+392'}[13].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's title is recorded as Sorting Things Out[14].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's title is recorded as Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences[15].
  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's subtitle is recorded as Classification and Its Consequences[16].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Classification and its Consequences — author (P50): Geoff Bowker[2], a sociologist[17], b. 1953[18], of United States[19], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[20] and Classification and its Consequences — author (P50): Susan Leigh Star[3], a historian[21], 1954–2010[22], of United States[23]. Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences was published by Classification and its Consequences — publisher (P123): The MIT Press[5].

Publication

Publication dates include August 28, 2000[7] and October 11, 2000[8]. Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences's language of work or name is recorded as Classification and its Consequences — language of work or name (P407): English[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Classification and its Consequences — main subject (P921): categorization[10] and Classification and its Consequences — main subject (P921): classification[11].

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  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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