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Chapter 6 - Registers of “the People” in Greece, Rome, and China

from Part II - The People as Agents and Addressees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2021

By
Hans Beck
Edited by
Hans Beck  and
Griet Vankeerberghen
Hans Beck
Affiliation:
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
Griet Vankeerberghen
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
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Summary

Studies in cross-cultural comparison strike a delicate balance between specificity and generalization. For one, comparative approaches to ancient Greek, Roman, and Chinese history draw on the particularities of each of those civilizations, with close attention to the cultural complexities that make each one of them distinct. On the other hand, while committed to the disclosure of culture and context, comparative research seeks to extrapolate macrohistorical stereotypes and project broad, or bold, generalizations. If the investigation gravitates too much toward the specific, the comparison becomes treacherous. If it is too close to generalization, it is in danger of being meaningless.

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Rulers and Ruled in Ancient Greece, Rome, and China , pp. 193 - 224
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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