Memory and the Mediterranean - Rilegato

Braudel, Fernand; Ayala, Roselyne De; Braudel, Paule; Reynolds, Sian

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ISBN 10: 0375404260 ISBN 13: 9780375404269

Casa editrice: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2001

Riassunto

A chronicle of the Mediterranean by the late historian ranges from the early geology of the region through the rise and fall of the great ancient civilizations--the Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and Mesopotamians--that survived and thrived to transform world history and culture. 25,000 first printing.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Fernand Braudel (1901-1985), the most celebrated French historian of the postwar era, taught at the Collège de France and was a member of the École Pratique des Hautes Études. His widely acclaimed works include <b>A History of Civilizations</b>, <b>On History</b>, <b>The Structures of Everyday Life</b>, and <b>The Wheels of Commerce</b>.

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unpublished work by one of the greatest historians of the twentieth century: the story of the Mediterranean in ancient times, from its geological beginnings to the great civilizations that flourished along its shores. Written in the late 1960s―the decade during which Fernand Braudel was also atwork on his monumental <b>Civilization and Capitalism</b>―the manuscript was set aside on the death of the author’s longtime friend and editor, Albert Skira. <br><br>The magnificent text begins with the history of the Mediterranean seabed itself―the layers of clay, sand, and limestone from which the Egyptians carved their ancient tombs and with which the megalithic temples in Malta were built. What follows is the epic story of how the Phoenicians, the Etruscans, the Greeks and Romans, and the great river civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt struggled and thrived in this demanding but gloriously beautiful world bordered and shaped by the Mediterranean.<br><br>With its

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0375404260
• ISBN 13: 9780375404269
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 365
• Redattore: De Ayala Roselyne, Braudel Paule
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile