Disciplining statistics : demography and vital statistics in France and England, 1830-1885 / Libby Schweber.

Author/creator Schweber, Libby
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, 2006.
Description277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Demography--France. --History. --19th century.
Demography--England. --History. --19th century.
France--Statistics, Vital. --History. --19th century.
England--Statistics, Vital. --History. --19th century.

SeriesPolitics, history, and culture
Politics, history, and culture. ^A503914
Contents The struggle for disciplinary recognition: why "invent" a discipline in nineteenth-century France? -- The "invention" of demography, 1853-1855 -- The neglect of demography, 1855-1867 -- The reinvention of demography, 1867-1878 -- The institutionalization of vital statistics in England: how to "secure" a discipline in nineteenth-century England -- The invention of vital statistics, 1830-1837 -- Vital statistics as an instrument of social reform -- The institutionalization of demography in France: how to "secure" a discipline in nineteenth-century France -- Discipline formation at last -- Limits to institutionalization -- The struggle to retain disciplinary recognition: how to "defend" a discipline in nineteenth-century England -- The challenge to vital statistics -- Institutional transformations and the introduction of disciplinary specialization.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-272) and index.
LCCN 2006010426
ISBN0822338254 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780822338253 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822338149 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780822338147 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780822338253
ISBN9780822338147

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Joyner General Stacks HB853.F8 S38 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold