Critical Comparisons in Politics and Culture (Hardcover)

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; 6. 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.