The Art and Craft of Comparison
The Art and Craft of Comparison Is it possible to compare French presidential politics with village leadership in rural India? Boswell, Corbett and Rhodes argue that they are possible. Most social…
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The Art and Craft of Comparison
Is it possible to compare French presidential politics with village leadership in rural India? Boswell, Corbett and Rhodes argue that they are possible. Most social scientists are united in thinking such unlikely juxtapositions are not feasible.
It is a call to arms for interpretivists to embrace creatively comparative work. This book explains why and how. As well as explaining, defending and illustrating the comparative interpretive approach, this book is also an engaging, hands-on guide to doing comparative interpretive research, with chapters covering design, fieldwork, analysis and writing.
The advice in each revolves around 'rules of thumb', grounded in experience, and illustrated through stories and examples from the authors' research in different contexts around the world. Naturalist and humanist traditions have thus far dominated the field but this book presents a real
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