An introduction to historical comparison /
Krom, M. M.
An introduction to historical comparison / Mikhail Krom ; translated by Elizabeth Guyatt. - London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. - 168p.: 234 x 156 mm
Translation of: Vvedenie v istoricheskui︠u︡ komparativistiku : uchebnoe posobie.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Paradoxes of historical comparison -- Comparison in history : from antiquity to the enlightenment -- Historicism and the comparative method (nineteenth century to early twentieth century) -- The lessons of Max Weber and Marc Bloch -- The rise of historical comparison in the later twentieth century -- New challenges : cultural transfers, histoire croiseé, transnational history and criticism of traditional comparison -- Comparative historical sociology -- Does method exist? -- The functions of comparison and its specifics in historical research -- Selection of objects for comparison and types of historical comparison -- Recommendations for newcomers to historical comparison -- Comparison in economic history -- Comparison in political history -- Comparison in social history -- Comparative research on nationalism, empire and colonialism.
"An Introduction to Historical Comparison is the first comprehensive study of the theory and practice of comparative-historical research. Designed as a handbook for historians, this book shows 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"--
9781350123342 9781350123335
History
Historiography--Methodology.--Comparative method.
907.2 / KRO
An introduction to historical comparison / Mikhail Krom ; translated by Elizabeth Guyatt. - London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. - 168p.: 234 x 156 mm
Translation of: Vvedenie v istoricheskui︠u︡ komparativistiku : uchebnoe posobie.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Paradoxes of historical comparison -- Comparison in history : from antiquity to the enlightenment -- Historicism and the comparative method (nineteenth century to early twentieth century) -- The lessons of Max Weber and Marc Bloch -- The rise of historical comparison in the later twentieth century -- New challenges : cultural transfers, histoire croiseé, transnational history and criticism of traditional comparison -- Comparative historical sociology -- Does method exist? -- The functions of comparison and its specifics in historical research -- Selection of objects for comparison and types of historical comparison -- Recommendations for newcomers to historical comparison -- Comparison in economic history -- Comparison in political history -- Comparison in social history -- Comparative research on nationalism, empire and colonialism.
"An Introduction to Historical Comparison is the first comprehensive study of the theory and practice of comparative-historical research. Designed as a handbook for historians, this book shows 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"--
9781350123342 9781350123335
History
Historiography--Methodology.--Comparative method.
907.2 / KRO