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Critical Comparisons in Politics and Culture

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ISBN-10: 0521653797

ISBN-13: 9780521653794

Edition: 1999

Authors: John Bowen, Roger Petersen

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Debating the problem of comparison in politics and culture, this work takes up a variety of topics from nationalist violence and labour strikes to ritual forms and religious practices. The contributors argue in favour of new comparative strategies.
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Book details

List price: $33.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/7/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 278
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

Introduction
National revivals and violence
Mechanisms and structures in comparison
Comparative methodologies in the analysis of anthropological data
The role of comparison in light of the theory of culture
Case studies in contemporary job loss
Defining the contours of an Islamic reform movement
Producing an analytic narrative
Political consciousness on Boa Ventura
Comparisons in the context of a game theoretic argument
The role of microhistories in comparative studies