Socio-political Histories of Latin American Statistics

“This book explores a key topic: the making of statistical knowledge in Latin America and its role in state formation and nation building. It brings together excellent scholarship which illustrates the importance of statistics to the history of Latin America and the importance of Latin America to the global history of statistics.” (Paulo Drinot, University College London, UK)
“Socio-political histor(ies) of Latin American statistics: these six words synthesize the project behind this remarkable and unique work. Based on a field of research, the socio-politics of quantification, which has experienced significant development in Europe and North America, and mobilizing a network of researchers who are often young but already experienced, this book, full of finesse and subtleties, provides academic audiences around the world with an up-to-date and stimulating state of the art. The approach is historical, sociological, and political. The diversity of statistical experiences in Latin America is considered.” (Jean-Pierre Beaud, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)