A History of Civilizations
by Fernand Braudel
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, History, and Nonfiction.
"Refreshingly broadbrush in its approach...this history provides the big picture."—The Christian Science Monitor. Written from a consciously antienthnocentric 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 "eventbased" technique of most...
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