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Numbers and Nationhood : Writing Statistics in Nineteenth-Century Italy

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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 that informed numerical productions, and the role that statistics played in generating a national image of Italy that nevertheless accentuated its internal territorial divisions. This innovative study provides a fresh reading of the historiography of Risorgimento Italy, bringing issues of science, ideology and representation to the fore.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780521522601
  • ISBN-10: 0521522609
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publish Date: December 2003
  • Dimensions: 9.08 x 6.06 x 0.82 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.98 pounds
  • Page Count: 296

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