TY  - BOOK
AU  - BRAUDEL Fernand
AU  - MAYNE Richard (trans.)
TI  - A history of civilizations
SN  - 0140124896 (pbk.)
PY  - 1993///
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - WORLD CIVILISATION
N2  - Translation of: Grammaire de Civilisations. Paris: Editions Arthaud, 1987 This marvelous survey of world history, the last of his books to be translated into English, was originally intended for French "sixth-formers."After an introductory section examining the nature of cultures and civilizations, their continuities and transformations, Braudel surveys broad historical developments in almost every corner of the globe: the Muslim world,Black Africa, the Far East: China, India, the maritime states and Japan; Europe, Latin America and the United States; the English-speaking universe: Canada, Southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand; and the other Europe: Russia, the USSR, and the CIS
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