“The longue durée is a structure which lies beneath the surface of the past, a framework which has a powerful and often secret influence on the course of events.”

About Fernand Braudel

Historian • French

Fernand Braudel was a preeminent French historian and a leader of the Annales School. His scholarship focused on large-scale socioeconomic history and the concept of the longue durée, which emphasizes long-term...