The Seductions of Quantification: Measuring Human Rights, Gender Violence, and Sex Trafficking

by Sally Engle Merry

Book Overview

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 categories, we inevitably strip it of context and meaning--and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022626128X
• ISBN13: 9780226261287
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"