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The sum of the people : how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age  Cover Image Book Book

The sum of the people : how the census has shaped nations, from the ancient world to the modern age / Andrew Whitby.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781541619340
  • ISBN: 154161934X
  • Physical Description: ix, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2020.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-335) and index.
Subject: Census.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Allentown Public Library System.

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Allentown Public Library 310.9 WHIT (Text) 34455006691527 Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL Available -


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