Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Note on Romanization xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter One Situating Comparisons 22
8. Chapter Two Landscapes, by Comparison 37
9. Chapter Three Of Dreams and Comparisons 65
10. Chapter Four The Success of Failed Comparisons 91
11. Interlude In the Shadow of Chilean Comparisons 109
12. Chapter Five Stuck with Salmon 115
13. Chapter Six When Comparisons Encounter Concrete 141
14. Chapter Seven Other Comparisons 166
15. Coda 189
16. Notes 199
17. Works Cited 217
18. Index 245