A History of Civilizations
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A History of Civilizations   -     By: Fernand Braudel

A History of Civilizations

Penguin Random House / 1995 / Paperback

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In this illuminating account, one of the century's greatest historians surveys "the main contemporary civilizations." Separate sections examine the Muslim world, Black Africa, the Far East, Western Europe (from the fall of the Roman Empire to political union), "the other Europe" to the East, the European civiliations of the New World, and the "English-speaking universe". Even an educational text, Braudel once suggested, can be "a tale of adventure"-provided it is written with a "simplicity that is clarity, the light of intelligence". This clarity is present throughout A HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS. 600 pages, softcover.

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Title: A History of Civilizations
By: Fernand Braudel
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Penguin Random House
Publication Date: 1995
Dimensions: 7 3/4 X 5 X 1 (inches)
Weight: 16 ounces
ISBN: 0140124896
ISBN-13: 9780140124897
Stock No: WW24896

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Written 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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Fernand Braudel was France's foremost post-war historian. He is best known for The Mediterranean in the Age of Philip II, Civilization and Capitalism and The Identity of France. Richard Mayne is a renowned translator of French. His other translations include Monet's Memoirs.

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