Who Counts? : The Mathematics of Death and Life after Genocide /

"In Who Counts? Diane M. Nelson explores the social life of numbers, teasing out the myriad roles math plays in Guatemalan state violence, economic exploitation, and disenfranchisement, as well as in Mayan revitalization and grassroots environmental struggles. In the aftermath of thirty-six yea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nelson, Diane M., 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Maya
Mathematics > Social aspects.
Genocide > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Widerstand
Politisches Handeln
Indianer
Unterdrückung
Politik
Gewalt
Mathematik
Politics and government.
Genocide.
15.85 history of America.
Guatemala > Politics and government > 1985-
Guatemala > History > 1985-
Guatemala.
Guatemala
Guatemala > Politique et gouvernement > 1985-
Guatemala > Histoire > 1985-
History
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter minus one
  • Bookkeeping
  • Before and after-math
  • The algebra of genocide
  • Reunion of broken parts, number and/as repair
  • 100% omnilife
  • Mayan pyramid (scheme)
  • A life's worth
  • Beyond adequacy.

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