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Subject(s)

• Census [Browse]
• Demography—History [Browse]

Related name

• Riley, Dylan J., 1971- [Browse]
• Ahmed, Patricia, 1963- [Browse]

Summary note

"Antecedents of Censuses From Medieval to Nation States, the first of two volumes, examines the influence of social formations on censuses from the medieval period through current times. The authors argue that relative influence of states and societies is probably not linear, but depends on the actual historical configuration of the states and societies, as well as the type of population information being collected. They show how information gathering is an outcome of the interaction between states and social forces, and how social resistance to censuses has frequently circumvented their planning, prevented their implementation, and influenced their accuracy"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-259) and index.

Contents

• 1. A state-Centered Perspective on Censuses
• 2. The Interactive Effects of States and Societies on Censuses
• 3. Fiscal Information Gathering in England/Great Britain
• 4. Fiscal Information Gathering on the Italian Peninsula before National Unification
• 5. Reluctant first counts in the United Kingdom
• 6. Population Census for Legislative Representation in the United States
• 7. Precocious Censuses in the Italian Regional States.

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Springer eBooks

ISBN

• 9781137485021 ((hardback))
• 1137485027 ((hardback))
• 1137485035
• 9781137485038

LCCN

2015012244

OCLC

909320444

Doi

• 10.1057/9781137485038

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