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How Our Days Became Numbered

Risk and the Rise of the Statistical Individual

How Our Days Became Numbered( )
Author: Bouk, Dan
ISBN:978-0-226-25917-8
Publication Date:May 2015
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $40.00
Book Description:

Long before the dawning of the age of "Big Data” or the rise of today’s "self-quantifiers,” American capitalism invented "risk” and proceeded to number our days. Life insurers led the way, developing numerical practices for measuring individuals and groups, predicting their fates, and intervening in their futures. This book tells a story of corporate culture remaking American culture--a story of intellectuals and professionals in and around insurers who...
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Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: Business & Economics / Insurance / Life
Business & Economics / Insurance / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.1 Inches
Book Weight:1.294 Pounds



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