1st Edition

The Rise of Comparative History

418 Pages
by Central European University Press

This book - the first of a three-volume overview of comparative and transnational historiography in Europe - focuses on the complex engagement of various comparative methodological approaches with different transnational and supranational frameworks. It considers scales from universal history to meso-regional (i.e. Balkans, Central Europe, etc.) perspectives. In the form of a reader, it displays... Read more
Introduction, Comparisons, Transfers, Entanglements: A View from East Central Europe Balázs Trencsényi, Constantin Iordachi, Péter AporPART I. DEFINING THE COMPARATIVE METHOD Cultural History of the Modern Era Kurt BreysigComparison and the Comparative Method, Particularly in Historical Studies Louis DavilléOn the Comparative Method in History Henri PirenneHistorical Science and Philosophy of History Henri SéeA Contribution Towards a Comparative History of European Societies Marc BlochPART 2. STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS The Preconditions of Representative Government in the Context of World History Otto HintzeThe Balkan Peninsula Jovan Cviji?The Common Character of Southeast European Institutions Nicolae IorgaThe Genesis of the Corvée System in Central Europe since the End of the Middle Ages Jan RutkowskiSerfdom of the Glebe and Fiscal Regime: A Romanian, Slavic, and Byzantine Comparative Historical Essay Gheorghe I. Br?tianuOn the Working Group of the Historiography of Small Nations István HajnalPART 3. BEYOND THE NATIONAL GRAND NARRATIVES The Development of Nationalities in Central-Eastern Europe Marceli HandelsmanWhat Is Eastern Europe? Oskar HaleckiAn Attempt at a Comparative History of the Peoples of Europe Charles SeignobosAim and Significance of Balkan Studies Milan Budimir and Petar SkokThe Effect of the War in Southeastern Europe David MitranyThe Balkan Peninsula and the Problem of Comparative Studies Victor PapacosteaSoutheast Europe and the Balkans Fritz ValjavecAbout the Editors, Index.

Biography

Balázs Trencsényi is a Professor at the History Department of Central European University.

Constantin Iordachi is a Professor at the History Department of Central European University and President of the International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies.

Péter Apor is permanent research fellow at the Institute of History, Humanities Research Center, Budapest.