Modes of comparison theory & practice
In this book, the contributors highlight how theoretical problems have brought forth new ideas on comparison and how comparison has become pivotal in the human sciences. Many of the chapters in this interdisciplinary volume update landmark essays from the journal Comparative Studies in Society and H...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ann Arbor :
University of Michigan Press
2006
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| Colección: | The comparative studies in society and history book series
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| Acceso en línea: | Sumario |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b18187973*spi |
| Sumario: | In this book, the contributors highlight how theoretical problems have brought forth new ideas on comparison and how comparison has become pivotal in the human sciences. Many of the chapters in this interdisciplinary volume update landmark essays from the journal Comparative Studies in Society and History. Each of the essays questions a number of critical and contemporary issues in history, sociology, and anthropology as they relate to various ideas of comparison. The authors set out comparative projects, discuss the difficulties of identifying baseline processes, and reflect on the contemporary challenges of organizing their analyses in ways that are both methodologically responsible and theoretically compelling |
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| Descripción Física: | X, 480 p. : il., mapas ; 23 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas |
| ISBN: | 9780472099184 9780472069187 |
