How people compare

Pelkmans, Mathijs and Walker, Harry, eds. (2022) How people compare. Routledge, Abingdon, UK. ISBN 9781032229973

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Abstract

This book focuses on comparison in anthropology, turning an ethnographic lens onto the diversity of comparative practice. It seeks to understand how, why and with what consequences diversely situated groups of people – many of whom operate on radically different premises to professional anthropologists – make comparisons, above all, between themselves and real or imagined others. What motivates people to compare, what techniques or logics do they employ, and what are the most likely outcomes – both intended and unintended? How do comparative practices reflect, reinforce or refuse uneven relations of power? And finally, what can a rejuvenated comparative anthropology learn from the anthropology of comparison? The volume develops a dialogue between scholars with long- term ethnographic engagement in a variety of contexts around the world and is particularly valuable reading for those interested in anthropological methodology and theory.

Item Type:	Book
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Editors and The Authors
Divisions:	Anthropology
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2024 10:33
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2024 17:08
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122371

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