The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II : Volume I (Edition 1) (Paperback)

from mattresslessness

The period the title'd suggest covers more or less half, maybe three quarters, of a century, but Braudel is known for what was dubbed the 'longue durée' philosophy of history. What that means in practice is that, as far as Braudel's concerned, the history of the sixteenth century necessarily begi...

from Layabout

From tucked away mountain hamlets to bustling commercial bazaars, from humble mules pulling carts in the Spanish countryside to the billowing sails of galleons arriving at the docks of Venice, the first volume of Fernand Braudel's The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip...

from mattresslessness

The period the title'd suggest covers more or less half, maybe three quarters, of a century, but Braudel is known for what was dubbed the 'longue durée' philosophy of history. What that means in practice is that, as far as Braudel's concerned, the history of the sixteenth century necessarily begi...

from Layabout

From tucked away mountain hamlets to bustling commercial bazaars, from humble mules pulling carts in the Spanish countryside to the billowing sails of galleons arriving at the docks of Venice, the first volume of Fernand Braudel's The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip...

from KirkLowery

I've given this one star rating not because of content, but because of the writing style. I simply got tired of wading through the verbiage. Now, I have taken into account the fact that the book is a translation from the French. Here are my complaints: long, complex sentences with embedded asides...