Comparative-Historical Methods

The 18 papers, two in German, are from a session at the August 2003 International Conference on Historical Linguistics, its 16th sitting, in Copenhagen. They demonstrate what can be learned about vari

Approaches and methods in comparative education are of obvious importance, but do not always receive adequate attention. This second edition of a well-received book, containing thoroughly updated and

How did the conduct of business come to be so different in different countries? Why are some less developed countries in the process of rapid industrialization while so many others remain poor? Analys

The Jungians: A Comparative and Historical Perspective is the first book to trace the history of the profession of analytical psychology from its origins in 1913 until the present.As someone who has b

Why are most Americans homeowners, while most Germans remain tenants? This book argues that it is less a cultural divide, but rather institutional differences in urban design, mortgage institutions an

Definition is an important scientific and philosophical method. In all kinds of scientific and philosophical inquiries definition is provided to make clear the characteristics of the things under inve

This book highlights some of Kenneth King’s diverse contributions to international and comparative education, African studies and development studies over more than four decades. From his pioneering w

Legal aid flourished briefly in the 1960s and 1970s. The 1980s and 1990s however, saw a dramatic decline in its fortunes. This book is a collection of original, comparative and historical, studies by

This uniquely comprehensive historical study analyses and explains how international societies function. The author examines ancient city states and then looks in more detail at European society and w

This uniquely comprehensive historical study analyses and explains how international societies function. The author examines ancient city states and then looks in more detail at European society and w

Written by a prominent figure in the field, this book provides an accessible introduction to comparative methodology. Drawing on a wide range of approaches throughout, it is essential reading for anyo

This volume is a collection of historical and comparative essays, describing and analyzing Christian presence and progress in North-East Asia. The authors originate from China, Japan, Korea, Canada, t

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

An Unproclaimed Empire the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is an interdisciplinary study of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (GDL) that is historical in subject but social scientific in approach. It is also the

史學方法論是訓練史學家的一門學問，舉凡史料的蒐集，史料的考證，史事的敘述，史事的解釋，科學方法、藝術想像的運用，客觀立場、忠實態度的維持，純真精神、恢弘胸襟的培養，淵博學識、豐富思想的涵育，皆在討論範圍之內。本書在此範圍內，以古今中外數千年的史學方法為藍本，謹慎立論，平情發揮、所涉及者，技術的方法以外，擴及史學理論與史學思想。如闕疑，懷疑，紀實，求真，是史學理論，應用在歷史研究上，便成為史學方法，如經世思想，和平思想，大同思想，人道思想，中外所常見的史學思想，與歷史著作的寫成，旦夕不能相離。本書免於雕蟲小技之譏，而自成一格，或在於此。

中國之為中國，乃是漫長的歷史演進過程中多重形勢與觀念形塑的後果。今天，在全球格局複雜變動的語境下，深入理解這些形勢與觀念的形構過程，對於重建中國人的精神根基與文化譜系，具有深刻的思想意義。本書為第四屆“思想與方法”國際高端對話暨學術論壇論文結集，圍繞“變動的秩序，交錯的文明：歷史中國的內與外”這一主題，葛兆光、歐立德（Mark C. Elliott）、汪榮祖、寶力格、馮錦榮等16位中外知名學者展開熱烈討論，試圖站在全球史的框架，回溯特定的歷史過程，重新定義“甚麼是中國”，幫助讀者更好地認識中國歷史與文化。

Until recently, dominant theoretical paradigms in the comparative social sciences did not highlight states as organizational structures or as potentially autonomous actors. Indeed, the term 'state' was rarely used. Current work, however, increasingly views the state as an agent which, although influenced by the society that surrounds it, also shapes social and political processes. The contributors to this volume, which includes some of the best recent interdisciplinary scholarship on states in relation to social structures, make use of theoretically engaged comparative and historical investigations to provide improved conceptualizations of states and how they operate. Each of the book's major parts presents a related set of analytical issues about modern states, which are explored in the context of a wide range of times and places, both contemporary and historical, and in developing and advanced-industrial nations. The first part examines state strategies in newly developing countries.

Debates about the origins and effects of European rule in the non-European world have animated the field of economic history since the 1850s. This pioneering text provides a concise and accessible resource that introduces key readings, builds connections between ideas and helps students to develop informed views of colonialism as a force in shaping the modern world. With special reference to European colonialism of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in both Asia and Africa, this book:• critically reviews the literature on colonialism and economic growth;• covers a range of different methods of analysis;• offers a comparative approach, as opposed to a collection of regional histories, deftly weaving together different themes.With debates around globalization, migration, global finance and environmental change intensifying, this authoritative account of the relationship between colonialism and economic development makes an invaluable contribution to several distinct literatures in ec

This volume brings together original essays by scholars working on a diverse range of empirical issues, but whose work is in each case informed by a 'historical institutional' approach to the study of politics. By bringing these pieces together, the volume highlights the methodological and theoretical foundations of this approach and illustrates the general contributions it has made to comparative politics. The essays demonstrate the potential of the approach to illuminate a broad range of issues such as how and why institutions change, how political ideas are filtered through institutional structures in the formation of specific policies, and how institutional structure can have unintended effects on the shaping of policy. The reader is provided with both a thorough understanding of the method of analysis and an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of the approach.

Kant is the central figure of modern philosophy. He sought to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, and he succeeded in permanently changing its problems and methods. This revised edition of the Prolegomena, which is the best introduction to the theoretical side of his philosophy, presents his thought clearly by paying careful attention to his original language. Also included are selections from the Critique of Pure Reason, which fill out and explicate some of Kant's central arguments (including famous sections of the Schematism and Analogies), and in which Kant himself explains his special terminology. The first reviews of the Critique, to which Kant responded in the Prolegomena, are included in this revised edition. The volume is completed by a historical and philosophical introduction, explanatory notes, a chronology, and a guide to further reading.

A tiny and easily overlooked item--a single hair--unexpectedly discovered in one of the great treasures of a vast museum collection leads the author on a quest to solve one of the most long-standing, highly debated mysteries of American history. A team of outstanding scientists, historians, genealogists, and anthropologists over the course of fifteen years use the most innovative methods of documentary, forensic, and DNA research to follow the evidentiary trail in pursuit of the truth. Along the way the team encounters and overcomes numerous challenges, invents new techniques, and makes new discoveries and startling breakthroughs. The results are not only revealing of America's national past but also provide meaningful insights for bringing people together today, especially those inheritors of a contested historical legacy. This is a frank, lively, and stirringly readable account of how exemplary researchers go about their work in a high-stakes, complex environment, enlisting the most