A Calculating People: The Spread of Numeracy in Early America - Couverture souple

Cohen, Patricia Cline

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0226112845 ISBN 13 : 9780226112848

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1985

Synopsis

A history of the birth of the American passion for numbers, tracing the history of numeracy from its origins in the Enlightenment to its flowering in mid-nineteenth century America.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Patricia Cline Cohen is Professor of History at the University of California at Santa Barbara and author of The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in 19th Century New York (1998).

Présentation de l'éditeur

Now back in print, A Calculating People reveals how numeracy profoundly shaped the character of society in the early republic and provides a wholly original perspective on the development of modern America.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226112845
• ISBN 13: 9780226112848
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible