{"product_id":"quantitative-history-and-uncharted-people-9781350331150","title":"Quantitative History and Uncharted People","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the biggest challenges in the study of history is the unreliable nature of traditional archival sources which omit histories of marginalised groups. This book makes the case that quantitative history offers a way to fill these gaps in the archive.     Showcasing 13 case studies from the South African past, it applies quantitative sources, tools and methods to social histories from below to uncover the experiences of unchartered peoples. Examining the occupations of slaves, victims of the Spanish flu, health of schoolchildren and more, it shows how quantitative tools can be particularly powerful in regions where historical records are preserved, but questions of bias and prejudice pervade. Applying methods such as GIS mapping, network analysis and algorithmic matching techniques it explores histories of indigenous peoples, women, enslaved peoples and other groups marginalised in South African history.     Connecting quantitative sources and new forms of data interpretation with a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures Foreword, Robert Ross Preface  1. Quantitative History and Uncharted People, \u003ci\u003eJohan Fourie\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Stellenbosch University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e  2. Bridal Pregnancy in the Mother City, 1900–1960, \u003ci\u003eLaura Richardson (University of Cambridge, UK) and Jan Kok (Nijmegen University, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e  3. Sex Ratios and Girl Preference in the Cape, 1894–2011, \u003ci\u003eJohan Fourie (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) and Francisco Marco-Gracia (University of Zaragoza, Spain)\u003c\/i\u003e  4. Khoe Households in Swellendam, 1825, \u003ci\u003eCalumet Links (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e  5. Race Reclassification in Cape Town, 1950–1984, \u003ci\u003eBrittany Chalmers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), Johan Fourie (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) and Kris Inwood (Guelph University, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e  6. Advertising the Enslaved for Sale: A Quantitative Approach to the Zuid-Afrikaan, 1830–1834, \u003ci\u003eWouter Raaijmakers (Radboud University, The Netherlands) and Kate Ekama (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e  7. Domestic Service in Cape Town Before the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eAmy Rommelspacher (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e  8. Female Investors at the Cape, 1892–1902\u003ci\u003e, Lloyd Maphosa (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) and Edward Kerby (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e  9. Black Africans in Cape Town, 1890-1939,\u003ci\u003e Nobungcwele Mbem (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) and Michiel de Haas (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e  10. Political Innovation in African Nationalist Organisations, 1880–1890, \u003ci\u003eJonathan Schoots (University of Chicago, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  11. Petitions to the Cape Parliament, 1854-1909, \u003ci\u003eKara Dimitruk (Swarthmore College, USA) and Kelsey Lemon (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e  12. Death During the Influenza of 1918, \u003ci\u003eJonathan Jayes (Lund University, Sweden) and Johan Fourie (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e  13. Quantitative History in Practice, \u003ci\u003eJohan Fourie (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019651318103,"sku":"9781350331150","price":52.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350331150.jpg?v=1750780914","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/quantitative-history-and-uncharted-people-9781350331150","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}