The Seductions of Quantification: Measuring Human Rights, Gender Violence, and Sex Trafficking - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sally Engle MerrySeries:Chicago Law and SocietyPublish date:2016-06-20Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226261287ISBN-10:022626128XUPC:9780226261287Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Research, Methodology, Violence in SocietySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC3JHKFN65
The Seductions of Quantification: Measuring Human Rights, Gender Violence, and Sex Trafficking
We live in a world where seemingly everything can be measured. We rely on indicators to translate social phenomena into simple, quantified terms, which in turn can be used to guide individuals, organizations, and governments in establishing policy. Yet counting things requires finding a way to make them comparable. And in the process of translating the confusion of social life into neat...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226261287ISBN-10:022626128XUPC:9780226261287Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Research, Methodology, Violence in SocietySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC3JHKFN65
Sally Engle Merry is the Silver Professor in the Department of Anthropology at New York University and the faculty codirector of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at the New York University School of Law. She is the author of five books, including Human Rights and Gender Violence, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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