Dan Bouk

Broschiertes Buch

Democracy's Data

The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them

Beschreibung

The census isn't simply data; it's a ritual of American democracy. And behind every neat grid of numbers is a messy, human story-you just have to know how to read it.

Autor

Dan Bouk researches the history of bureaucracies, quantification, and other modern things shrouded in cloaks of boringness. He studied computational mathematics as an undergraduate before earning a PhD in history from Princeton University. His first book, How Our Days Became Numbered, explores the life insurance industry's methods for quantifying people, discriminating by race, and thinking statistically. He teaches history at Colgate University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Picador
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 207mm x 134mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 320g
• ISBN-13: 9781250872173
• ISBN-10: 1250872170
• Artikelnr.: 65340968