Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 568 g
The Spread of Numeracy in Early America
Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 568 g
ISBN: 978-1-138-14902-1
Verlag: Routledge
Now back in print, A Calculating People reveals how numeracy profoundly shaped the character of society in the early republic and provides a wholly original perspective on the development of modern America.
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Numeracy in Seventeenth-Century England2. Colonial Counting3. Patterns and Providence4. Republican Arithmetic5. Statistics and the State6. The Census of 1840 Conclusion Notes Index