Afterthoughts on Material Civilization

Name: Afterthoughts on Material Civilization
Author: Fernand Braudel

by Fernand Braudel

Essays on the material foundations and human costs of Western civilization

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Fernand Braudel

French historian and leader of the Annales school whose The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II revolutionized historical practice by examining long-term environmental and economic structures rather than events and individuals. His work reshaped the discipline for a generation.

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