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		craftsman on July 15, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Italy and the euro: On the edge The Braudel book looks really fascinating. Is it understandable on its own, without having read volumes one and two?

scarmig on July 15, 2011 [–]

It's understandable on its own.

That said, all the volumes are pretty wonderful. Braudel is my favorite historian--materialism without nutty Marxism.

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