Jean Guy Prevost: 2 books
Statistics, Public Debate and the State, 1800–1945
A Social, Political and Intellectual History of Numbers
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Based around a number of illustrative case studies, this book charts the development of our modern-day reliance on statistics. Topics covered include scientific innovations, administrative issues and the use of numbers in politics. By looking at these aspects of statistics together, the authors are able to present a truly original work.
by Francois Coppee, Honore De Balzac, Paul Bourget
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Contents
A Piece of Bread By Francois Coppee The Elixir of Life By Honore De Balzac The Age For Love By Paul Bourget Mateo Falcone By Prosper Merimee The Mirror By Catulle Mendes My Nephew Joseph By Ludovic Halevy A Forest Betrothal By Erckmann-chatrian Zadig the Babylonian By Francois Marie...