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Author:

Bouk, Dan, 1980- author.

Title:

Democracy's data : the hidden stories in the U.S. census and how to read them / Dan Bouk.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

MCD ;

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xii, 362 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Democracy--United States.
Data mining.
Statistics--Social aspects.
Census takers (Persons)
United States--Census.
United States--Census, 1940.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Stories in the data -- The question men -- Names and negotiations -- Partners -- Counting with friends -- Silences and white supremacy -- Uncle Sam v. Senator Tobey -- The inventory and the arsenal -- The data's depths.

Summary:

"A lesson in reading between the lines of the U.S. census to uncover the stories behind the data"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0374602549
9780374602543

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1313482074

LCCN:

2022019954

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

YAPC771 -- Bondurant Community Library (Bondurant)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)