Sorting Things Out
By
Geoffrey C. Bowker
Geoffrey C. Bowker,
Susan Leigh Star
Susan Leigh Star
1999 • 392 pages

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Classification systems and their role in shaping philosophy and social interactions are explored in this unique analysis of human infrastructures.

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