States of inquiry : social investigations and print culture in nineteenth-century Britain and the United States / Oz Frankel.

Author/creator Frankel, Oz, 1958-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Descriptionx, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Social surveys--United States. --History. --19th century.
Printing, Public--United States. --History. --19th century.
Government publications--United States. --History. --19th century.
Social surveys--Great Britain. --History. --19th century.
Printing, Public--Great Britain. --History. --19th century.
Government publications--Great Britain. --History. --19th century.
United States--Population. --Statistical methods.
Great Britain--Population. --Statistical methods.

SeriesNew studies in American intellectual and cultural history
New studies in American intellectual and cultural history. ^A260366
Contents Introduction -- Monuments in print -- Blue books and the market of information -- The battle of the books -- The bee in the book -- The culture of the social fact -- Scenes of commission -- Facts speak for themselves -- Can freedmen be citizens? -- Totem envy -- Archives of Indian knowledge -- The purloined Indian -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Essay on sources.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [311]-357) and index.
LCCN 2005027400
ISBN0801883407 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801883408

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HA37.U55 F75 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold