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European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire Volume 30, 2023 - Issue 1: Special Issue: Exploring the International Statistical Institute, 1885-1938/ Explorer l’Institut International de Statistique 1885 - 1938
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A gathering of ‘technical theorists’? Situating the ISI within the field of international statistics through the prism of the migration debates (1887–1938)

Léa Renarda Max Weber Institute of Sociology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yann Strickerb Department of History, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, SwitzerlandView further author information
Pages 53-72 | Received 31 May 2022, Accepted 03 Jan 2023, Published online: 30 Mar 2023

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