Explorations in comparative history / edited by Benjamin Z. Kedar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ḳedar, B. Z.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Institute for Advanced Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historiography--lat.

History--Research--lat.

Cross-cultural studies--lat.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 242 pages) : ill, PDF

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem : Hebrew University Magnes Press, 2009.

System Details:

Mode of access World Wide Web.

Summary:

The present volume charts ways that may allow a larger number of historians to experiment with the comparative method. It contains articles that deal with the history and problems of comparative history as well as studies that demonstrate the potential of symmetrical, asymmetrical, parallel and cross comparisons. The studies include comparisons of the Roman and Inca empires, of Muslim networks of renewal of the eighteenth century, of serfdom in Russia and slavery in the American South, of early modern European expansion and present-day globalization, of modern welfare states, and of multiple modernities. Comparative studies of feudalism exemplify some of the method s pitfalls. The volume concludes with a report by three faculty members on the problems encountered while teaching a course in comparative history.

Notes:

"Publication of The Institute for Advanced Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem".

"Most articles in the present volume are based on papers delivered at the first and second spring Schools in comparative history held at the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The first School, ... 5 to 9 May 2002 ... The second School, ... 16 to 19 June 2003" -- p. viii

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

965-493-442-6

OCLC:

502359953