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.
