Memory and the MediterraneanBy: Fernand Braudel A grand sweep of history by the late Fernand Braudelone of the twentieth centurys most influential historiansMemory and the Mediterranean chronicles the Mediterraneans immeasurably rich past during the foundational period from prehistory to classical antiquity, illuminating nothing less than the bedrock of our civilization and the very origins of Western culture. Essential for historians, yet written explicitly for the general