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A Calculating People: The Spread of Numeracy in Early America Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Cohen, Patricia Cline (Author)

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ISBN: 0415925789     ISBN-13: 9780415925785
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $50.30  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 1999
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Annotation: "A Calculating People" is an entertaining and informative history of the birth of the American passion for numbers, tracing the history of "numeracy" from its origins in the Enlightenment to its flowering in mid-19th century America. Patricia Cline Cohen focuses on episodes that illustrate the growing skill and enthusiasm for numbers in the colonies and early republic, from the controversial inauguration of the census in Jamestown and the West Indies to the role played by "statisticks" in politics and social reform. By examining the rising prestige of quantification, Cohen sheds light on the changing ways that Americans thought about their social, political and economic relations. 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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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - 19th Century
- History | Modern - 19th Century
- Social Science | Demography
Dewey: 306.42
LCCN: 99035030
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 9" L (0.85 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
 
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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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