States and statistics in the nineteenth century : : Europe by numbers / / Nico Randeraad; translated from Dutch by Debra Molnar.

In this fascinating study, Nico Randeraad vividly describes the turbulent history of statistics in nineteenth century Europe. The book deals not only with developments in the large states of Western Europe, but gives equal attention to small states (Belgium, the Netherlands, Hungary) and to the decl...

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Place / Publishing House:Manchester, UK : : Manchester University Press,, 2010.
Manchester, UK : : Manchester University Press,, [2020]
©2010
Year of Publication:2020
2010
Language:English
Dutch
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages) :; digital file(s).
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The first meeting: Brussels 1853
  • 2. All the world’s a stage: Paris 1855
  • 3. The expansion of Europe: Vienna 1857
  • 4. On waves of passion: London 1860
  • 5. The German phoenix: Berlin 1863
  • 6. Nationalism unbounded: Florence 1867
  • 7. Small gestures in a big world: The Hague 1869
  • 8. ‘Sadder and wiser’: St Petersburg 1872 and Budapest 1876
  • Afterword
  • Bibliography
  • Index