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Victorians and numbers : statistics and society in nineteenth century Britain / Lawrence Goldman

Author
Goldman, Lawrence, 1957-
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (lxiii, 371 pages).
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Summary
A defining feature of Victorian Britain was its fascination with statistics, and this study shows how data influenced every aspect of Victorian culture and thought, from the methods of natural science and the struggle against disease, to the development of social administration, and the arguments and conflicts between social classes.
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ISBN
9780191943003 (ebook)
Audience Notes
Specialized.
Note
This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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