| | ''' Fernand Braudel''' (1902-1985), was the foremost [[French]] historian of the postwar era, and a leader of the [[Annales School]] which emphasize geographical influences and very-long-term trends over the centuries, and rejected Marxist class conflict models. He organized his scholarship around three great projects, each worth several decades of intense study: "The Mediterranean" (1923-49, then 1949-66), "Civilization and Capitalism" (1955-79), and the unfinished, "Identity of France" (1970-85). His reputation stems in part from his writings, but even more from his success in making the ''Annales'' School the most important engine of historical research in France and much of the world after 1950. | | ''' Fernand Braudel''' (1902-1985), was the foremost [[French]] historian of the postwar era, and a leader of the [[Annales School]] which emphasize geographical influences and very-long-term trends over the centuries, and rejected Marxist class conflict models. He organized his scholarship around three great projects, each worth several decades of intense study: "The Mediterranean" (1923-49, then 1949-66), "Civilization and Capitalism" (1955-79), and the unfinished, "Identity of France" (1970-85). His reputation stems in part from his writings, but even more from his success in making the ''Annales'' School the most important engine of historical research in France and much of the world after 1950. |