Early Modern History and the Social Sciences: Testing the Limits of Braudel’s Mediterranean

This collection of eleven essays furthers the dialogue between early modern history and the social sciences through an analysis of Fernand Braudel's The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World of Philip II. The contributors review various historiographical traditions to arrive at conclusions on contemporary theory and practice in the exchange between history and the disciplines of geography, economics, sociology, anthropology, politics (diplomatic history and the study of revolutions), psychology (law), religion, and area studies (China and the Americas).ContributorsPeter Burke, Emmanuel College, University of CambridgeJan de Vries, University of California, BerkeleyMark Elvin, Australian National University, CanberraJack A. Goldstone, University of California, DavisAntonio Manuel Hespanha, Universidade Nova de LisboaHenry Kamen, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, InstitucióMilà i Fontanals, BarcelonaJohn A. Marino, University of California, San DiegoOttavia Niccoli, Università degli Studi di TrentoAnthony Pagden, University of California, Los AngelesM. J. Rodríguez-Salgado, London School of EconomicsBartolomé Yun Casalilla, Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla