A History of Civilizations

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.

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

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.

This book is often criticized for multitude of things, but none the less it really is a very good work that yields a lot of information and understanding from a single volume. And very easy to read too.

though i need another copy of this but made me to love reading histories .

Very good book.

Good reading thanks.

excellent condition

Like any history coming from Fernand Braudel this volume is extremely interesting, comprehensive, and insightful. It does show its age, but despite it, it's totally worth the time.

Fernand Braudel is such a great explainer of the past -- and this book is a great read if you are looking to understand how so many different cultures and civilizations from around the world got to be how they are highly recommended

Ideias para época

C'est un peu étrange qu'écrire un commentaire sur le livre déjà classique. Dommage, que l'édition en anglais est beaucoup plus esthétique que son misérable analogue français.

Detailing book , love it