Practices of Comparing – Towards a New Understanding of a Fundamental Human Practice

Walter Erhart author Angelika Epple author Johannes Grave author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transcript Verlag

Published:10th Dec '21

Should be back in stock very soon

Practices of Comparing – Towards a New Understanding of a Fundamental Human Practice cover

Practices of comparing shape how we perceive, organize, and change the world. Supposedly innocent, practices of comparing play a decisive role in forming categories, boundaries, and hierarchies; but they can also give an impetus to question and change such structures. Like almost no other human practice, comparing pervades all social, political, economic, and cultural spheres. This volume outlines the program of a new research agenda that places comparative practices at the center of an interdisciplinary exploration. Its contributions combine case studies with overarching systematic considerations. They show what insights can be gained and which further questions arise when one makes a seemingly trivial practice - comparing - the subject of in-depth research.

Besprochen in: https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de, 24.07.2020

ISBN: 9783837651669

Dimensions: 226mm x 147mm x 15mm

Weight: 666g

400 pages