States and statistics in the nineteenth century: Europe by numbers

Nico Randeraad

book: States and statistics in the nineteenth century

Open Access Published by Manchester University Press 2010

States and statistics in the nineteenth century

Europe by numbers

Nico Randeraad

https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526147530

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The book is a truly European history of statistics in the nineteenth century. Nico Randeraad follows nine international conferences organised by statisticians in different European countries, focusing on the tensions between the neutral aspirations of science and national interests.

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Randeraad Nico :

Nico Randeraad is Lecturer in History and European Studies at Maastricht UniversityNico Randeraad is Lecturer in History and European Studies at Maastricht University

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Front matter Nico Randeraad Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Nico Randeraad Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	1
1 The first meeting: Brussels 1853 Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	10
2 All the world’s a stage: Paris 1855 Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	37
3 The expansion of Europe: Vienna 1857 Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	60
4 On waves of passion: London 1860 Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	80
5 The German phoenix: Berlin 1863 Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	103
6 Unbounded nationalism: Florence 1867 Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	126
7 Small gestures in a big world: The Hague 1869 Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	146
8 ‘Sadder and wiser’: St Petersburg 1872 and Budapest 1876 Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	168
Afterword Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	186
Bibliography Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	191
Index Nico Randeraad Open Access Download PDF	203

Language: English
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Audience: General/trade;College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Keywords: Adolphe Quetelet; European nation-states; European statistical movement; German; government statistics; Grand Duchy of Badene; international statistical congresses; liberal polity; nineteenth century statistics; official statistics; scientific neutrality; universality

eBook

Published: February 28, 2020
ISBN: 9781526147530