Comparative-Historical Methods

作為劇場史研究的重要教材，本書以「溝通文化的演變」為主軸，重新思考劇場在歷史中的角色與功能。書中從早期口述與書寫文化談起，逐步推進至印刷、電子媒介與網路時代，探討表演如何形塑公共空間、民族認同與文化想像。第三版內容全面更新，新增史學專章、案例研究與時間軸設計，協助讀者建立清楚的歷史定位。本書文字條理分明，結構經重新調整後更利於教學使用，並搭配線上資源與發音輔助。學界普遍認為，本書不僅傳授劇場史的宏觀敘事，也引導讀者反思歷史書寫本身，是一部兼具深度與啟發性的研究導論。This new edition of the innovative and widely acclaimed Theatre Histories: An Introduction offers a critical overview of global theatre and drama, spanning a broad wealth of world cultures and periods. Illustrating historiographical theory with case studies demonstrating the methods and interpretive approaches used by today's theatre historians, the authors offer a detailed and thorough examination of global theatre.Fully revised and renewed, features of this third edition include:A full color text design, heavily illustrated with a wealth of colour photographs and illustrationsDetailed historical, cultural and political timelines, enhancing students’ understanding of the context of each sectionBoxed case studies from a broad range of world cultures, buil

Because the "Altaic" divergence and convergence theories have been thoroughly disproven on scientific grounds, Shimunek does not discuss them in detail, and finds that most of the other hypotheses

霍爾貝格獎、巴仁獎、以色列國家獎得主代表作。從文明承擔者視角，重構猶太歷史的經典文本。艾森斯塔特以非凡的博學、同情心與感染力，探尋猶太文明繁榮至今的根本原因。一本書看清猶太歷史內核。《猶太文明》是著名以色列社會學家艾森斯塔特的代表作。這本書率先提出，理解猶太歷史的最佳方式是從文明角度看猶太，而不僅僅把猶太群體看作國家或民族。艾森斯塔特將猶太人的生活習俗與希臘文化、羅馬文明等進行了比較。進一步分析了

本書以晉東南晉語為研究對象，在實地田野調查的基礎上，結合前人的相關研究成果，運用描寫法、比較法等基本研究方法，從整體上全面而深入地描寫並探討了晉東南晉語的語音、詞匯和語法特點及其歷時演變。晉東南晉語作為晉語的一個重要組成部分，如果在晉語研究中缺少了對晉東南晉語的關注，勢必會影響晉語研究的全面性和整體性，因此，我們把晉東南晉語作為研究對象具有十分重要的意義：第一，以晉東南晉語作為研究對象，可以填補晉

《基于簡牘的經濟、管理史料比較研究》以出土簡牘文書為主要研究對象，與傳世文獻比較，與中外歷史中的同類事物比較，與當代中外的同類事物比較。按問題邊比較，邊議論。比較包括參證，參證在于同，比較在于異同。比較異同，比較發展程度，務求深透。深入分析原因和影響，探索發展歷程和規律，弘揚祖國文化。《基于簡牘的經濟、管理史料比較研究》由李孝林等著。

本書以民國十萬分之一地形圖、縣域人口調查資料及1953年人口普查鄉鎮級檔案為基本核心資料，以史料考證、GIS、統計估算等為基本研究方法，運用“城鎮化”相關的理論概念對江南進行實證研究，既強調對所謂“城鎮化水平”的實質要有清醒認識，又以之管窺江南社會從傳統向現代轉型過程中的經濟發展狀況。本書充分重視行政區劃因素的影響；將地圖作為一種研究資料；強調資料基礎才是估算的根本，無論採取何種方法都必須要有風險

Combining discourse and comparative historical methods of analysis, this book explores how colonialists and anti-colonialists renegotiated transnational power relationships within the debates on decol

A Linguistic History of Arabic presents a reconstruction of proto-Arabic by the methods of historical-comparative linguistics. It challenges the traditional conceptualization of an old, Classical lang

A Linguistic History of Arabic presents a reconstruction of proto-Arabic by the methods of historical-comparative linguistics. It challenges the traditional conceptualization of an old, classical lang

Nix (religion, Furman U., South Carolina) investigates two methods of discerning Christian normative truth in history in light of modern historical consciousness and the role of a comparative theology

"Harmony is a concept essential to Confucianism and to the way of life of past and present people in East Asia. Integrating methods of textual exegesis, historical investigation, comparative analysis,

Changes in Censuses from Imperialist to Welfare States, the second of two volumes, uses historical and comparative methods to analyze censuses or census-like information in the United Kingdom, the Uni

The power of an anthropological approach to long-term history lies in its unique ability to combine diverse evidence, from archaeological artifacts to ethnographic texts and comparative word lists. In this innovative book, Kirch and Green explicitly develop the theoretical underpinnings, as well as the particular methods, for such a historical anthropology. Drawing upon and integrating the approaches of archaeology, comparative ethnography, and historical linguistics, they advance a phylogenetic model for cultural diversification, and apply a triangulation method for historical reconstruction. They illustrate their approach through meticulous application to the history of the Polynesian cultures, and for the first time reconstruct in extensive detail the Ancestral Polynesian culture that flourished in the Polynesian homeland - Hawaiki - some 2,500 years ago. Of great significance for Oceanic studies, Kirch and Green's book will be essential reading for any anthropologist, prehistorian,

Bringing the advances of theoretical linguistics to the study of language change in a systematic way, this innovative textbook demonstrates the mutual relevance of historical linguistics and contemporary linguistics. Numerous case studies throughout the book show both that theoretical linguistics can be used to solve problems where traditional approaches to historical linguistics have failed to produce satisfying results, and that the results of historical research can have an impact on theory. The book first explains the nature of human language and the sources of language change in broad terms. It then focuses on different types of language change from contemporary viewpoints, before exploring comparative reconstruction - the most spectacular success of traditional historical linguistics - and the problems inherent in trying to devise new methods for linguistic comparison. Positioned at the cutting edge of the field, the book argues that this approach can and should lead to the re-in

Writing and teaching across cultures and disciplines makes the act of comparison inevitable. Comparative theory and methods of comparative literature and cultural anthropology have permeated the human

This college-level textbook is intended to introduce students to modern comparative political analysis and comparative research methods in political science. It also covers the institutional features

Research Methods for Law introduces undergraduate and postgraduate students to available methods of research - legalistic, empirical, comparative and theoretical - drawing on actual research projects

Research Methods for Law introduces undergraduate and postgraduate students to available methods of research - legalistic, empirical, comparative and theoretical - drawing on actual research projects

This book contains the products of work carried out over four decades of research in Italy, France and the United States, and in the intellectual territory between social movements, comparative politics, and historical sociology. Using a variety of methods ranging from statistical analysis to historical case studies to linguistic analysis, the book centers on historical catalogs of protest events and cycles of collective action. Sidney Tarrow places social movements in the broader arena of contentious politics, in relation to states, political parties and other actors. From peasants and communists in 1960s Italy, to movements and politics in contemporary western polities, to the global justice movement in the new century, the book argues that contentious actors are neither outside of nor completely within politics, but rather they occupy the uncertain territory between total opposition and integration into policy.

This book contains the products of work carried out over four decades of research in Italy, France and the United States, and in the intellectual territory between social movements, comparative politics, and historical sociology. Using a variety of methods ranging from statistical analysis to historical case studies to linguistic analysis, the book centers on historical catalogs of protest events and cycles of collective action. Sidney Tarrow places social movements in the broader arena of contentious politics, in relation to states, political parties and other actors. From peasants and communists in 1960s Italy, to movements and politics in contemporary western polities, to the global justice movement in the new century, the book argues that contentious actors are neither outside of nor completely within politics, but rather they occupy the uncertain territory between total opposition and integration into policy.

A comprehensively updated and reorganized new edition. The updates include comparative methods for improving reliability; methods for optimal allocation of limited resources to achieve a maximum risk

This wide-ranging comparative account of the legal regimes for controlling administrative power in England, the USA and Australia argues that differences and similarities between control regimes may be partly explained by the constitutional structures of the systems of government in which they are embedded. It applies social-scientific and historical methods to the comparative study of law and legal systems in a novel and innovative way, and combines accounts of long-term and large-scale patterns of power distribution with detailed analysis of features of administrative law and the administrative justice systems of three jurisdictions. It also proposes a new method of analysing systems of government based on two different models of the distribution of public power (diffusion and concentration), a model which proves more illuminating than traditional separation-of-powers analysis.

This wide-ranging comparative account of the legal regimes for controlling administrative power in England, the USA and Australia argues that differences and similarities between control regimes may be partly explained by the constitutional structures of the systems of government in which they are embedded. It applies social-scientific and historical methods to the comparative study of law and legal systems in a novel and innovative way, and combines accounts of long-term and large-scale patterns of power distribution with detailed analysis of features of administrative law and the administrative justice systems of three jurisdictions. It also proposes a new method of analysing systems of government based on two different models of the distribution of public power (diffusion and concentration), a model which proves more illuminating than traditional separation-of-powers analysis.

Plato and Xenophon: Comparative Studies contains a wide variety of comparative studies of the writings of Plato and Xenophon, from philosophical, literary, and historical perspectives.

Qualitative comparative methods – and specifically controlled qualitative comparisons – are central to the study of politics. They are not the only kind of comparison, though, that can help us better understand political processes and outcomes. Yet there are few guides for how to conduct non-controlled comparative research. This volume brings together chapters from more than a dozen leading methods scholars from across the discipline of political science, including positivist and interpretivist scholars, qualitative methodologists, mixed-methods researchers, ethnographers, historians, and statisticians. Their work revolutionizes qualitative research design by diversifying the repertoire of comparative methods available to students of politics, offering readers clear suggestions for what kinds of comparisons might be possible, why they are useful, and how to execute them. By systematically thinking through how we engage in qualitative comparisons and the kinds of insights those comparis

Qualitative comparative methods – and specifically controlled qualitative comparisons – are central to the study of politics. They are not the only kind of comparison, though, that can help us better understand political processes and outcomes. Yet there are few guides for how to conduct non-controlled comparative research. This volume brings together chapters from more than a dozen leading methods scholars from across the discipline of political science, including positivist and interpretivist scholars, qualitative methodologists, mixed-methods researchers, ethnographers, historians, and statisticians. Their work revolutionizes qualitative research design by diversifying the repertoire of comparative methods available to students of politics, offering readers clear suggestions for what kinds of comparisons might be possible, why they are useful, and how to execute them. By systematically thinking through how we engage in qualitative comparisons and the kinds of insights those comparis

Intestate Succession is the second volume in the Comparative Succession Lawseries which examines the principles of succession law from a comparative and historical perspective. This volume discusses t

Amano (U. of Tokyo) analyzes Japan's credential society from a comparative sociology and comparative history perspective, with a focus on the historical process through which the Japanese structure of

Idealization XIV: Models in Science offers a detailed epistemological and historical account of the role of models in different disciplines of the science: comparative historical sociology, economics,

Examines Demographic Trends from an Historical and Comparative Perspective. World Population Dynamics: An Introduction to Demography, 1/e by Barbara A. Anderson takes an historical and comparati

First comparative historical analysis of the organizational growth of black colleges.

First comparative historical analysis of the organizational growth of black colleges.

This book gives a historical and comparative perspective on family business.

Seamon (law, U. of Idaho), Siegel, Thai, and Watts offer a sourcebook on the Supreme Court that emphasizes practice and theoretical, historical, and comparative materials. They incorporate historical

This book examines trademarks and brands, and their historical role in national competitive and comparative advantage and in overall economic growth. The contributors provide an historical account of

This book examines trademarks and brands, and their historical role in national competitive and comparative advantage and in overall economic growth. The contributors provide an historical account of

Seeking the Historical Cook is a guide to historical cooking methods from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century receipt (recipe) books and an examination of how those methods can be used in kitchens toda

Seeking the Historical Cook is a guide to historical cooking methods from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century receipt (recipe) books and an examination of how those methods can be used in kitchens toda

Situated at the crossroads of comparative philology, classics and general historical linguistics, this study is the first ever attempt to outline in full the developments which led from the remotest recoverable stages of the Indo-European proto-language to the complex verbal system encountered in Homer and other early Greek texts. By combining the methods of comparative and internal reconstruction with a careful examination of large collections of primary data and insights gained from the study of language change and linguistic typology, Andreas Willi uncovers the deeper reasons behind many surface irregularities and offers a new understanding of how categories such as aspect, tense and voice interact. Drawing upon evidence from all major branches of Indo-European, and providing exhaustive critical coverage of scholarly debate on the most controversial issues, this book will be an essential reference tool for anyone seeking orientation in this burgeoning but increasingly fragmented are

Situated at the crossroads of comparative philology, classics and general historical linguistics, this study is the first ever attempt to outline in full the developments which led from the remotest recoverable stages of the Indo-European proto-language to the complex verbal system encountered in Homer and other early Greek texts. By combining the methods of comparative and internal reconstruction with a careful examination of large collections of primary data and insights gained from the study of language change and linguistic typology, Andreas Willi uncovers the deeper reasons behind many surface irregularities and offers a new understanding of how categories such as aspect, tense and voice interact. Drawing upon evidence from all major branches of Indo-European, and providing exhaustive critical coverage of scholarly debate on the most controversial issues, this book will be an essential reference tool for anyone seeking orientation in this burgeoning but increasingly fragmented are