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Thomas Delcey, « Claire Lemercier and Claire Zalc, Quantitative Methods in the Humanities. An Introduction », Œconomia, ID : 10.4000/oeconomia.9511
Quantitative methods have been at the heart of recent historiographical debates in the history of economics (e.g., Edwards, Giraud, and Schinckus, 2018). The recently published Quantitative Methods in the Humanities, co-authored by Claire Lemercier and Claire Zalc, offers a valuable introduction to the topic. The book is addressed “to anyone who is grappling with historical sources” (1), i.e. to all social scientists interested in quantifying the past. The book aims to familiarize the reader ...