"Braudel's Mediterranean is a tour de force, one of the classics of this century's historical writing."—Charles Tilly, author of As Sociology Meets History
Geographical, environmental, and economic study of the Mediterranean lands with emphasis on period 1550-1600 A. D. For vols. in library, see Author Catalog.
This title compares the current space programme in French Guiana to the earlier penal colony of Devil's Island, highlighting cultural realignments in nature behind the evolution of global technology in a tropical rainforest.