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Fernand Braudel

Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century, Vol. I

The Structure of Everyday Life

Translated by Siân Reynold.
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December 1992, Not available in British Commonwealth; Include Canada;
Categories: History; European History; Social Theory; Political Theory; Economics

"To read Braudel on material life is to experience the past anew."—Paul Robinson, New York Times Book Review

"The noted French historian Fernand Braudel . . . argues convincingly that a meaningful understanding of history can be gained from studying how people ate and dressed, where they lived, and how they obtained necessities and luxuries. . . . Braudel succeeds in presenting a thorough picture of how the great trends of history were created by their smallest parts."—Elizabeth Grossman, Saturday Review
By examining in detail the material life of pre-industrial peoples around the world, Fernand Braudel significantly changed the way historians view their subject. Volume I describes food and drink, dress and housing, demography and family structure, energy and technology, money and credit, and the growth of towns.
Fernand Braudel (1902-1985) taught at the Collège de France and was a member of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes. He is the author of The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, among other titles.