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The Force of Comparison
eBook - A New Perspective on Modern European History and the Contemporary World, New German Historical Perspectives
ISBN/EAN: 9781789203363
Umbreit-Nr.: 2291331
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 354 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 01.09.2019
Auflage: 1/2019
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p> In an era defined by daily polls, institutional rankings, and other forms of social quantification, it can be easy to forget that comparison has a long historical lineage. Presenting a range of multidisciplinary perspectives, this volume investigates the concepts and practices of comparison from the early modern period to the present. Each chapter demonstrates how comparison has helped to drive the seemingly irresistible dynamism of the modern world, exploring how comparatively minded assessors determine their units of analysis, the criteria they select or ignore, and just who it is that makes use of these comparisonsand to what ends.</p>
- Kurztext
- In an era defined by daily polls, institutional rankings, and other forms of social quantification, it can be easy to forget that comparison has a long historical lineage. Presenting a range of multidisciplinary perspectives, this volume investigates the concepts and practices of comparison from the early modern period to the present. Each chapter demonstrates how comparison has helped to drive the seemingly irresistible dynamism of the modern world, exploring how comparatively minded assessors determine their units of analysis, the criteria they select or ignore, and just who it is that makes use of these comparisons-and to what ends.
- Autorenportrait
- <p><strong>Willibald Steinmetz</strong> is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Bielefeld University. He has published widely on the history of concepts and political communication and is co-editor of the book series<a href="http://www.berghahnbooks.com/series/european-conceptual-history"><em>European Conceptual History</em></a> with Berghahn Books.</p>