Numerable Knowledge and its Discontents

Numerable Knowledge and its Discontents

Michael A. Bernstein reviews "The Politics of Numbers," edited by William Alonso and Paul Starr, "A Calculating People: The Spread of Numeracy in Early America," by Patricia Cline Cohen, and "The United States Census and Labor Force Change: A History of Occupation Statistics...

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Veröffentlicht in:Reviews in American history 1990, Vol.18 (2), p.151-164
1. Verfasser: Bernstein, Michael A.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
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Alonso, William
Cohen, Patricia Cline
Conk, Margo Anderson
Essays
History
Labor force
Nonfiction
Population
Starr, Paul
Statistics
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Zusammenfassung:Michael A. Bernstein reviews "The Politics of Numbers," edited by William Alonso and Paul Starr, "A Calculating People: The Spread of Numeracy in Early America," by Patricia Cline Cohen, and "The United States Census and Labor Force Change: A History of Occupation Statistics," by Margo Anderson Conk.
ISSN:0048-7511
1080-6628
DOI:10.2307/2702743