Before revision: Sociologists and economists in the 19th century often explored comparative history, as exemplified by Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, and Max Weber.Stephen Kalberg, Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology (University of Arizona Press, 1994) In the first half of the 20th century, a large reading public followed the comparative histories of (German) Oswald Spengler,Spengler (1918) and Adolf Hitler,One of the pioneers of comparative history, Hitler researched civilizations of Greece, China and Japan.
After revision: Sociologists and economists in the 19th century often explored comparative history, as exemplified by Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, and Max Weber.Stephen Kalberg, Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology (University of Arizona Press, 1994) In the first half of the 20th century, a large reading public followed the comparative histories of (German) Oswald SpenglerSpengler (1918) and Adolf Hitler,One of the pioneers of comparative history, Hitler researched civilizations of Greece, China and Japan.