Introduction (Focus: Global Life Histories of Numbers)

Bréard A (2025)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Editorial

Publication year: 2025

Journal

ISIS University of Chicago Press

Book Volume: 116

Pages Range: 123-125

Issue: 1

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1086/733986

Abstract

What do we gain from looking at numbers biographically? The idea of this focus section began with this open question rather than the axiom that biographic narratives are a powerful tool that serve to throw a spotlight on a numerical entity as the central character of a history of knowledge circulation and conceptual change. It reconsiders the sociohistorical dynamics of quantification by probing a novel approach to its global history, where the protagonists are the numbers themselves.

Authors with CRIS profile

Andrea Bréard Chair for Sinology with a focus on the Intellectual and Cultural History of China (Alexander von Humboldt-Professor)

How to cite

APA:

Bréard, A. (2025). Introduction (Focus: Global Life Histories of Numbers). ISIS, 116(1), 123-125. https://doi.org/10.1086/733986

MLA:

Bréard, Andrea. "Introduction (Focus: Global Life Histories of Numbers)." ISIS 116.1 (2025): 123-125.

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