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# Broad historical continuity Global civilizations scope Accessible for non-specialists A History of Civilizations

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- **What is this?** A History of Civilizations
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## Key Features

- • **Big Picture Mastery:** Understand civilizations through sweeping historical continuities, not just isolated events.
- • **Accessible Yet Ambitious:** Written for final-year students but essential for any history enthusiast seeking depth.
- • **Global Perspective, No Bias:** Break free from ethnocentric history and embrace a truly inclusive worldview.
- • **Critically Acclaimed Classic:** Join thousands who rate it 4.6/5 for its remarkable, comprehensive approach.
- • **Essential Contextual Reading:** Perfect for professionals wanting to contextualize modern world history with authority.

## Overview

A History of Civilizations offers a sweeping, anti-ethnocentric survey of global civilizations, focusing on long-term historical continuities rather than isolated events. Written by Braudel for advanced students, it remains an essential, accessible classic for anyone seeking a deep, contextual understanding of world history.

## Description

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.

Review: essential background for all historians. - This book was written by Braudel as a text for final year French school students as such it is acesssible to non specialists and a testament to an astonishingly ambitous conception of a history curriculum. Covering the major civilisations of the post ancient world it is essential background reading for anyone who wants to contextualise world history and that as Braudel would argue should be everyone who studies it.
Review: A classic - One of the most remarkable and comprehensive 'big picture' history books.

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 340,225 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 470 in Geographical History 556 in Teaching Aids for Geography 618 in History of Civilisation & Culture |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 151 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ essential background for all historians.
*by A***L on 23 August 2010*

This book was written by Braudel as a text for final year French school students as such it is acesssible to non specialists and a testament to an astonishingly ambitous conception of a history curriculum. Covering the major civilisations of the post ancient world it is essential background reading for anyone who wants to contextualise world history and that as Braudel would argue should be everyone who studies it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A classic
*by R***H on 6 October 2021*

One of the most remarkable and comprehensive 'big picture' history books.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very good book for people interested in the human side of geographie and history !
*by D***O on 19 June 2013*

Excellent book but I read it in French and this one was for a british friend. Hope the translation was as good as the book.

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