The perspective of the world

by Braudel, Fernand

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Title Statements

Full title :The perspective of the world / Fernand Braudel ; translation from the French by Siân Reynolds.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1992

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of California Press
Place of Publication:Berkeley, CA
Language:eng
Publication Date:1992

Notes

Translation of: Le temps du monde.

The Physical Object

Description:699 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0520081161, 9780520081161
oclc:ocm30827130
LC Classification:HC51
Dewey Decimal:909.08

Divisions of space and time in Europe. Economies in space : the world-economies ; The world-economy : an order among other orders ; The world-economy and divisions of time -- The city-centred economies of the European past : before and after Venice. The first European world-economy ; The belated rise of Venice ; The unexpected rise of Portugal, or from Venice to Antwerp ; Putting the record straight : the age of the Genoese -- The city-centred economies of the European past : Amsterdam. The United Provinces : the economy begins at home ; Traders to Europe, traders to the world ; Success in Asia, lack of success in America ; World-domination and capitalism ; On the decline of Amsterdam -- National markets. Elements and compounds ; Weights and measures ; France : a victim of her size ; England's trading supremacy -- For and against Europe : the rest of the world. The Americas : playing for the highest stakes of all ; Black Africa : collaborator as well as victim? ; The Russian world-economy : a world apart ; The Turkish empire ; The Far East : greatest of all the world-economies ; Is any conclusion possible? -- The industrial revolution and growth. Some relevant comparisons ; The in…