Critical Comparisons in Politics and Culture

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-521-65301-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 606 g

Leading anthropologists and political scientists are brought together in this volume to debate the problem of comparison, taking up a variety of topics from nationalist violence and labour strikes to ritual forms and religious practices. The contributors criticise conventional forms of comparative method, and introduce new comparative strategies, ranging from abstract model building to ethnographically based methods. They represent a wide variety of theoretical positions, from rational choice theory to interpretivism, and the issues are clarified in the cut and thrust of debate. This will be an excellent case book for courses on comparison across the social sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowen, John

Petersen, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Materielle Kultur, Wirtschaftsethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Religionsethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Umwelt und Kultur, Kulturökologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie Kulturpsychologie, Ethnopsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction John R. Bowen and Roger Petersen; 2. National revivals and violence David D. Laitin; 3. Mechanisms and structures in comparison Roger Peterson; 4. Comparative methodologies in the analysis of anthropological data Fredrik Barth; 5. The role of comparison in light of the theory of culture Greg Urban; 9. Case studies in contemporary job loss Miriam A. Golden; 7. Defining the contours of an Islamic reform movement John Bowen; 8. Producing an analytic narrative Margaret Levi; 9. Political consciousness on Boa Ventura Allen Johnson; 10. Comparisons in the context of a game theoretic argument Barbara Geddes; 11. The role of microhistories in comparative studies John Bowen.