The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, Vol. 1
"A brilliant translation. . . . Braudel's metahistorical classic [is]  one of the few great histories of recent times."  --The Economist"Because Braudel's Mediterranean can be read on several levels  simultaneously, it has an importance and a range that extend far beyond any one  historical category."  --J. H. Elliott, New York Review of Books"Braudel ranges with ease over the centuries, displaying an  extraordinary erudition of all periods in all of Western Europe's major  languages."  --J. H. Plumb, New York Times Book Review