Comparative Studies in Society and History (CSSH) is an international forum for new research on problems of recurrent patterning and change in human societies through time and in the contemporary world. We feature the work of specialists in all branches of the social sciences and humanities, bringing together multidisciplinary research, cultural and area studies, and innovative ventures in theory and method. We are committed to building connections and shared languages of comparison across the core fields of our readership: history, anthropology, political science, and sociology. Along with articles and review essays, CSSH publishes interviews with our contributors, commentaries, resources for teaching, and discussions of emerging trends in the practice and politics of comparison.

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EDITOR

MANAGING EDITOR

David Akin, Anthropology, University of Michigan

DIGITAL CONTENT EDITOR

Leigh Stuckey, Anthropology, University of Michigan 

WEBSITE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Andrew Shryock, Anthropology, University of Michigan

SUBMISSIONS MANAGER

Benjamin Hollenbach, Anthropology, University of Michigan

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Henry M. Cowles, History, University of Michigan
Deirdre de la Cruz, Asian Languages & Cultures and History, University of Michigan
Matthew Hull, Anthropology, University of Michigan
Paul Christopher Johnson, History and Anthropology, University of Michigan
Farina Mir, History, University of Michigan
Erik Mueggler, Anthropology, University of Michigan
Alyssa Paredes, Anthropology, University of Michigan
Andrew Shryock, Anthropology, University of Michigan
Paolo Squatriti, History, University of Michigan
Melanie S. Tanielian, History, University of Michigan
Geneviève Zubrzycki, Sociology, University of Michigan

CONSULTING EDITORS

Leonard Barkan, Comparative Literature, Princeton University
Jean Comaroff, African and African American Studies, Anthropology, Harvard University
Nancy Farriss, History, University of Pennsylvania
Felipe Fernández-Armesto, History, University of Notre Dame
Carlo Ginzburg, History, University of California, Los Angeles
Maurice Godelier, Anthropolgy, École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
Enseng Ho, History and Anthropology, Duke University
David A. Hollinger, History, University of California, Berkeley
Deirdre McCloskey, Economics and History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sherry B. Ortner, Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles
Joel Robbins, Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Gregory Starrett, Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Ann Laura Stoler, Anthropology, New School for Social Research
Susan R. Suleiman, Comparative Literature, Harvard University​, USA
Katherine M. Verdery, Anthropology, City University of New York
Michael Walzer, Political Theory, Institute for Advanced Study
Gavin Wright, Economics, Stanford University

ON THE SOCIETY AND HISTORY OF CSSH

Raymond Grew, CSSH Editor 1973–1997, Editorial Committee 1997–2020

BEING EDITOR

Thomas R. Trautmann, CSSH Editor 1997–2006, Editorial Committee 2006–present

EDITORIAL FOREWORD, PASSING THE BATON

Andrew Shryock, CSSH Editor 2006–2016, Editorial Committee 2016–present