An Introduction to Historical Comparison
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Historical comparison as a method of historical analysis goes back to Herodotus in antiquity, yet it was not until the 1920s through the work of historian Marc Bloch that it was recognised as a solid historical method. Even today, some historians are wary of applying a comparative lens to their work. Why is this, Mikhail Krom asks, when historical comparison can be an incredibly insightful approach to history? Designed as a helpful resource for historians, An Introduction to Historical Comparison aims to teach scholars how to develop the skills needed to successfully employ a comparative methodology. It begins by tracing the intellectual history of comparative history writing and then examines the practice of historical comparison. The result is a clear and engaging analysis of historical thinking and a useful guide to main methodological techniques, successes, and pitfalls of comparative research. An Introduction to Historical Comparison is the first comprehensive study of the theory and practice of comparative-historical research. Combining a wide range of case-studies from the best practitioners of historical comparison with an innovative interdisciplinary perspective, this book is thus a meaningful contribution to current debates on historiography. As such, this resource will be of immense value to both students reading historiography and methodology and to historians looking to apply a comparative approach to their own research. Title Page Copyright Page Contents Table Acknowledgements Introduction: The paradoxes of historical comparison Part I: Key milestones in the development of historical comparison Chapter 1: Comparison in history: From antiquity to the Enlightenment Chapter 2: Historicism and the comparative method (nineteenth century to early twentieth century) Chapter 3: The lessons of Max Weber and Marc Bloch Chapter 4: The rise of historical comparison in the later twentieth century Chapter 5: New challenges: Cultural transfers, histoire croiseé, transnational history and criticism of traditional comparison Chapter 6: Comparative historical sociology Part II: Historical comparison in search of a method Chapter 7: Does method exist? Chapter 8: The functions of comparison and its specifics in historical research Chapter 9: Selection of objects for comparison and types of historical comparison Chapter 10: Recommendations for newcomers to historical comparison Part III: Themes of comparative historical research Chapter 11: Comparison in economic history Chapter 12: Comparison in political history Chapter 13: Comparison in social history Chapter 14; Comparative research on nationalism, empire and colonialism Conclusion Bibliography Index
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