Comparison and History Paperback
Comparison and History Paperback Historians today like to preach the virtues of comparison and cross-national work. In the meantime, comparative history has also enjoyed a renaissance, but what is…
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Comparison and History Paperback
Historians today like to preach the virtues of comparison and cross-national work. In the meantime, comparative history has also enjoyed a renaissance, but what is largely missing in the rush beyond the nation is any sense of how to tackle this research. In the last decade, cross-national histories have prospered, yielding important work in the subjects as diverse as the transatlantic trade in slaves and the cultures of celebrity.
In essays that engage practical, methodological, and theoretical questions, these contributors assess the gains--but also the obstacles and perils--of research that traverses national boundaries. This volume brings together scholars who have worked either cross-nationally or comparatively to reflect upon their own research. Drawn from the subject-areas that have attracted the most comparative and cross-national attention: war, welfare, labor, nation,