States of Inquiry : Social Investigations and Print Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain and the United States.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780801888779
- 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
- 314.1072/3
- HA37.U55F75
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: MONUMENTS IN PRINT -- 1 Blue Books and the Market of Information -- 2 The Battle of the Books -- 3 The Bee in the Book -- PART II: THE CULTURE OF THE SOCIAL FACT -- 4 Scenes of Commission -- 5 Facts Speak for Themselves -- 6 Can Freedmen Be Citizens? -- PART III: TOTEM ENVY -- 7 Archives of Indian Knowledge -- 8 The Purloined Indian -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
It interweaves innovative, theoretical discussions into meticulous, historical analysis.
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