Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century, Vol. I

By examining in detail the material life of pre-industrial people around the world, Fernand Braudel significantly changed the way historians view their subject. Volume I describes food and drink, dress and housing, demography and family structure, energy and technology, money and credit, and the growth of towns.

费尔南·布罗代尔（Fernand Braudel，1902—1985），法国年鉴学派史学第二代领军人物。代表作品为《地中海与菲利普二世时代的地中海世界》《十五至十八世纪的物质文明、经济和资本主义》（全三卷）《法兰西的特性》。