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Memory and the Mediterranean (Vintage) Book
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A grand sweep of history by the late Fernand Braudelâ??one of the twentieth centuryâ??s most influential historiansâ??Memory and the Mediterranean chronicles the Mediterraneanâ??s immeasurably rich past during the foundational period from prehistory to classical antiquity, illuminating nothing less than the bedrock of our civilization and the very origins of Western culture.
Essential for historians, yet written explicitly for the general reader, this magnificent account of the ebb and flow of cultures shaped by the Mediterranean takes us from the great seaâ??s geologic beginnings through the ancient civilizations that flourished along its shores. Moving with ease from Mesopotamia and Egypt to the flowering of Crete and the early Aegean peoples, and culminating in the prodigious achievements of ancient Greece and Rome, Braudel conveys in absorbing detail the geography and climate of the region over the course of millennia while brilliantly explaining the larger forces that gave rise to agriculture, writing, sea travel, trade, and, ultimately, the emergence of empires. Impressive in scope and gracefully written, Memory and the Mediterranean is an endlessly enriching work of history by a legend in the field.
- 0375703993
- 9780375703997
- Fernand Braudel
- 1 December 2002
- Vintage Books USA
- Paperback (Book)
- 400
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