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Age of Comparison
Author_Willibald Steinmetz
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Europe
History of Comparison
Results of Comparison
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- ISBN 9781836953951
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In an era defined by daily polls, institutional rankings, and other forms of social quantification, it can be easy to forget that comparison has a long historical lineage. Presenting a range of multidisciplinary perspectives, this volume investigates the concepts and practices of comparison from the early modern period to the present. Each chapter demonstrates how comparison has helped to drive the seemingly irresistible dynamism of the modern world, exploring how comparatively minded assessors determine their units of analysis, the criteria they select or ignore, and just who it is that makes use of these comparisons—and to what ends.
Willibald Steinmetz is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Bielefeld University. He has published widely on the history of concepts and political communication and is co-editor of the book series European Conceptual History with Berghahn Books.
