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Informationen zum Autor Matthew Lange is Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University. Klappentext This bright, engaging title provides a thorough and integrated review of comparative-historical methods. It sets out an intellectual history of comparative-historical analysis and presents the main methodological techniques employed by researchers, including: - comparative-historical analysis, - case-based methods, - comparative methods - data, case selection and theory. Matthew Lange has written a fresh, easy to follow introduction which showcases classic analyses, offers clear methodological examples and describes major methodological debates. It is a comprehensive, grounded book which understands the learning and research needs of students and researchers. Zusammenfassung This clear and accessible book! which both describes what comparative-historical research is used for and also introduces what these methods actually are! is an easy to follow introduction to the subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis Comparative-Historical Methods: An Introduction An Intellectual History and Overview of Comparative-Historical Analysis The Within-Case Methods in Comparative-Historical Analysis Within-Case Methods and the Analysis of Temporality and Inter-Case Relations The Comparative Methods of Comparative-Historical Analysis Combining Comparative and Within-Case Methods for Comparative-Historical Analysis Data, Case Selection and Theory in Comparative-Historical Analysis Comparative-Historical Methods: Conclusion and Assessment