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Counting
How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters
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See moreThe best-selling author of Policy Paradox, a classic on politics, delivers a path-breaking work on the simple act of counting.
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In a post-Trumpian world where COVID rates soar and Americans wage near-civil war about election results, Deborah Stone's Counting promises to transform how we think about numbers.
Contrary to what you learned in kindergarten, counting is more art than arithmetic. In fact, numbers are just as much creatures of the human imagination as poetry and painting; the simplest tally starts with judgments about what counts.
In a nation whose Constitution originally counted a slave as three-fifths of a person and where algorithms disproportionately consign Black Americans to prison, it is now more important than ever to understand how numbers can be both weapons of the powerful and tools of resistance.
With her signature brilliance (Robert Kuttner), eminent political scientist Deborah Stone delivers a mind-altering work (Jacob Hacker) that shows "how being in thrall to numbers is misguided and dangerous" (New York Times Book Review).
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Deborah Stone's Counting is praised for its timely relevance and insightful examination of statistics, especially in light of COVID-19 discussions. With her ability to unravel complex topics, Stone demonstrates that numbers, often perceived as objective, are subjective and interpretive in nature. The book is described as a pleasantly surprising narrative that challenges conventional beliefs about mathematical truths.
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ISBN: 9781324091066
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 September 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Illustration: 1 page of illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 142.0mm
Height: 211.0mm
Weight: 377g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Deborah Stone is a renowned scholar who has taught at Brandeis, MIT, and other universities around the world. Her award-winning book Policy Paradox has captivated readers through three decades, four editions, and six translations—but who’s counting? She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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