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A History of Civilizations

A History of Civilizations

Summary

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.

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Fernand Braudel

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Richard Mayne

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