{"product_id":"the-life-of-a-number-b-t-lawson-9781529225334","title":"The Life of a Number: Measurement, Meaning and the Media","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo numbers have a life of their own or do we give them meaning? How do data play a role in constructing people's perceptions of the world around them? How far can we trust numbers to speak truth to power? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique moment to answer these questions. This book examines how politicians, experts and journalists gave meaning to data through the story of seven iconic numbers from the pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShedding light on a new dawn of data, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between numbers, meaning and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. T. Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529225337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529225334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"B. T. Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44450088386815,"sku":"9781529225334","price":149.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e47ab4c-2868-47d9-9b1e-6a8cb3302717.jpg?v=1698502707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-of-a-number-b-t-lawson-9781529225334","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}