Victorians and numbers: statistics and society in nineteenth century Britain

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 an...

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1. Verfasser: Goldman, Lawrence 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2022
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:This edition also issued in print: 2022. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (lxiii, 371 Seiten)
ISBN:9780191943003
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780192847744.001.0001

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