A History of Civilizations
Author: Fernand Braudel
“Refreshingly broad-brush in its approach…this history provides the big picture.”—The Christian Science Monitor. 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.,,Contents,,List….Read More
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