Numbers and Nationhood Writing Statistics in Nineteenth-Century Italy |
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| Author:
| Patriarca, Silvana |
| Contribution by:
| Fragnito, Gigliola
Mozzarelli, Cesare
Oresko, Robert
Symcox, Geoffrey |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-52260-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $43.99 |
Book Description:
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Numbers and Nationhood explores the rise of statistics as a mode of representation in Italian society during the nineteenth century. Silvana Patriarca examines the ideologies which informed numerical productions, and the role which statistics played in generating a national image of Italy which nevertheless accentuated its internal territorial divisions.This innovative study provides a fresh reading of the historiography of Risorgiamento Italy, bringing issues of science, ideology and...
More DescriptionNumbers and Nationhood explores the rise of statistics as a mode of representation in Italian society during the nineteenth century. Silvana Patriarca examines the ideologies which informed numerical productions, and the role which statistics played in generating a national image of Italy which nevertheless accentuated its internal territorial divisions.This innovative study provides a fresh reading of the historiography of Risorgiamento Italy, bringing issues of science, ideology and representation to the fore.