{"product_id":"the-force-of-comparison-willibald-steinmetz-9781789203356","title":"The Force of Comparison: A New Perspective on Modern European History and the Contemporary World","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Willibald Steinmetz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178920335X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789203356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Willibald Steinmetz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938807415039,"sku":"9781789203356","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3b529f29-338e-4e85-9f47-01218ee99f67.jpg?v=1681437820","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-force-of-comparison-willibald-steinmetz-9781789203356","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}