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020 _a9781317321255
037 _bTaylor & Francis
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100 1 _aJean-Guy Prevost
245 1 0 _aStatistics, Public Debate and the State, 1800–1945
_bA Social, Political and Intellectual History of Numbers
250 _a1
260 _aOxford
_bRoutledge
_c20151006
300 _a256 p
520 _bBased around a number of illustrative case studies, this book charts the development of our modern-day reliance on statistics. Topics covered include scientific innovations, administrative issues and the use of numbers in politics. By looking at these aspects of statistics together, the authors are able to present a truly original work.
700 1 _aJean-Pierre Beaud
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