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A history of the modern fact : problems of knowledge in the sciences of wealth and society / Mary Po...

A history of the modern fact : problems of knowledge in...

A history of the modern fact : problems of knowledge in the sciences of wealth and society / Mary Po...

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A history of the modern fact : problems of knowledge in the sciences of wealth and society / Mary Poovey.

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Full title

A history of the modern fact : problems of knowledge in the sciences of wealth and society / Mary Poovey.

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Publisher

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Date

1998.

Call Numbers

N300.72041/4

Record Identifier

74VvzMA5z5Nb

MMS ID

991009344589702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xxv, 419 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents

1. The Modern Fact, the Problem of Induction, and Questions of Method -- 2. Accommodating Merchants: Double-Entry Bookkeeping, Mercantile Expertise, and the Effect of Accuracy -- 3. The Political Anatomy of the Economy: English Science and Irish Land -- 4. Experimental Moral Philosophy and the Probl...

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Publisher

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Place of Publication

Illinois

Date Published

1998.

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Full title

A history of the modern fact : problems of knowledge in the sciences of wealth and society / Mary Poovey.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-407) and index.

Contextual Information

Other version (online)

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Call Numbers

N300.72041/4

Record Identifier

74VvzMA5z5Nb

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvzMA5z5Nb

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ISBN

0226675262 (paper : alk. paper)

9780226675251 (cloth : alk. paper)

0226675254 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780226675268 (paper : alk. paper)

DDC

300.72041

MMS ID

991009344589702626

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