Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th century: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th century, 1, The structures of everyday life : the limits of the possible

Braudel, Fernand

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Title:: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th century

Author:: Braudel, Fernand

Publisher:: Harper & Row

Place of publication:: New York [u.a.]

Language:: English

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Title:: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th - 18th century, 1, The structures of everyday life : the limits of the possible

Author:: Braudel, Fernand

Publisher:: Harper & Row

Place of publication:: New York [u.a.]

Year of publication:: 1981

Language:: English

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Contents Introduction Preface [3d WEIGHT OF NUMBERS Guessing the world population Ebb and flow, 32 - The lack of statistics, 34 - How to calculate? 38 - The equivalence of Europe and China, 39 — World population, 40 - Questionable figures, 41 - The relationship between the centuries, 46 - The old inadequate explanations, 47 - Climatic rhythms, 49. A scale of reference Towns, armies and navies, 51 - A France prematurely overpopulated, 54 ~ Density of population and level of civilization, 56 — Other points inferred from Gordon W. Hewes™ map, 62 — Wild men and ani- mals, 64. The cighteenth century: watershed of biological regimes Preserving the balance, 71 - Famine, 73 - Epidemics, 78 — The plague, 83 - The cycle of diseases, 88 — 1.400 1800: a long-lasting biological ancien regime, go. I'he many against the few Against the barbarians, 93 - The disappearance of the great nomads before the seventeenth century, 94 I'he conquest of space, 98 — The resistance of cultures, roo - Civilization against civilization, 102. DAILY BREAD Wheat Wheat and other grains, 109 - Wheat and crop rota- tion, 114 - Low yields, compensations and disasters, 120 - Increased cultivation and higher yields, 122 - Local and international trade in grain, 124 - Grain and calories, 129 - The price of grain and the standard [ Op [O08

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