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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2022, 2022
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Edition: | First edition |
Series: | Oxford scholarship online / Oxford scholarship online
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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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Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2022 |
Physical Description: | lxiii, 371 pages |
ISBN: | 9780191943003 |