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The sum of the people : how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age, Andrew Whitby
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- Summary
- A 3,000-year history of the census chronicles the practices of the ancient world through the Supreme Court rulings of today, examining how censuses have been used as tools of democracy, exclusion and mass surveillance
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 356 pages
- Contents
-
- Prologue: Where counting really counts
- The book of numbers
- Political arithmetic
- A punch photograph
- Paper people
- A world census
- The uncounted
- The transparent citizen
- Isbn
- 9781541619340
- Label
- The sum of the people : how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age
- Title
- The sum of the people
- Title remainder
- how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Whitby
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A 3,000-year history of the census chronicles the practices of the ancient world through the Supreme Court rulings of today, examining how censuses have been used as tools of democracy, exclusion and mass surveillance
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10878216
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1981-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Whitby, Andrew
- Dewey number
- 310.9
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HA29
- LC item number
- .W495 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Census
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age
- Label
- The sum of the people : how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age, Andrew Whitby
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-335) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Where counting really counts -- The book of numbers -- Political arithmetic -- A punch photograph -- Paper people -- A world census -- The uncounted -- The transparent citizen
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 356 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541619340
- Lccn
- 2019956629
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1140116172
- (OCoLC)on1140116172
- 659870
- Label
- The sum of the people : how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age, Andrew Whitby
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-335) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Where counting really counts -- The book of numbers -- Political arithmetic -- A punch photograph -- Paper people -- A world census -- The uncounted -- The transparent citizen
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 356 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541619340
- Lccn
- 2019956629
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1140116172
- (OCoLC)on1140116172
- 659870
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