A History of CivilizationsWritten from a consciously anti-enthnocentric approach, this fascinating work is a survey of the civilizations of the modern world in terms of the broad sweep and continuities of history, rather than the "event-based" technique of most other texts. |
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User Review - tommi180744 - LibraryThingThis is a translation from the French of a pre-2nd Millennium History that develops wide-ranging themes & encompasses every important aspect of the rise of Humans in what is now regarded as a very ... Read full review
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User Review - jonfaith - LibraryThingThe conqured always submit to the stronger; but their submission is merely provisional when civilisations clash. Jaw dropping analysis and synthesis. Braudel took the heavy lifting of his notable ... Read full review
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| Title | A History of Civilizations |
| Author | Fernand Braudel |
| Translated by | Richard Mayne |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin Publishing Group, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0140124896, 9780140124897 |
| Length | 640 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Civilization History / Modern / General History / Social History |
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