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The sum of the people : how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age  Cover Image Book Book

The sum of the people : how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age / Andrew Whitby.

Summary:

A 3,000-year history of the census chronicles the practices of the ancient world through the Supreme Court rulings of today, examining how censuses have been used as tools of democracy, exclusion and mass surveillance.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781541619340
  • ISBN: 154161934X
  • Physical Description: ix, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Where counting really counts -- The book of numbers -- Political arithmetic -- A punch photograph -- Paper people -- A world census -- The uncounted -- The transparent citizen.
Subject: Statistical services.
Census.
Political statistics.
Population > Statistics.
Census.
Census.

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