1. Introduction John R. Bowen and Roger Petersen
2. National revivals and violence David D. Laitin
3. Mechanisms and structures in comparison Roger Peterson
4. Comparative methodologies in the analysis of anthropological data Fredrik Barth
5. The role of comparison in light of the theory of culture Greg Urban
6. Case studies in contemporary job loss Miriam A. Golden
7. Defining the contours of an Islamic reform movement John Bowen
8. Producing an analytic narrative Margaret Levi
9. Political consciousness on Boa Ventura Allen Johnson
10. Comparisons in the context of a game theoretic argument Barbara Geddes
11. The role of microhistories in comparative studies John Bowen.
