How Our Days Became Numbered - Risk and the Rise of the Statistical Individual

Klappentext Long before the age of "Big Data" or the rise of today's "self-quantifiers," American capitalism embraced "risk"- and proceeded to number our days. This book tells a story of corporate culture remaking American culture - a story of intellectuals and professionals in and around insurance companies. Zusammenfassung Long before the age of "Big Data" or the rise of today's "self-quantifiers," American capitalism embraced "risk"- and proceeded to number our days. This book tells a story of corporate culture remaking American culture - a story of intellectuals and professionals in and around insurance companies.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Bouk, Daniel Bouk
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.05.2015
• EAN: 9780226259178
• ISBN: 978-0-226-25917-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries