Le Nombre des hommes

La mesure de la population et ses enjeux (XVIe-XXIe siecle)

by Fabrice Cahen

Book cover: Le Nombre des hommes

Extent: 276 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Social Sciences 

Series: Bibliotheque des sciences sociales

Series volume number: 11

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(June 2022)

ISBN: 9782406131441

Price: $41.00

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ISBN: 9782406131458

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Why is it necessary to quantify human groups? Is it a safe activity? This essay proposes a history of “population figures” since the sixteenth century that blends history of knowledge, history of doctrines, and history of population policies.


Why is it necessary to quantify human groups? Is it a safe activity? This essay proposes a history of “population figures” since the sixteenth century that blends history of knowledge, history of doctrines, and history of population policies.

  • By (author) Fabrice Cahen