On History

by Fernand Braudel

Book Overview

The first English translation of Ecrits sur l'histoire-a collection of essays written over a twenty-year period following publication of Braudel's masterwork, La, M diterran e-On History sets forth Braudel's reflections on the intellectual framework of his historical studies. Braudel calls on the historian to penetrate beneath the surface of political events to uncover and measure the forces shaping collective existence. Cycles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226071510
• ISBN13: 9780226071510
• Release Date: February 1982
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"