Braudel's Ecological Perspective Export

@article{citeulike:174689, abstract = {Fernand Braudel, a leading figure in the Annales school of French historiography, employed principles and practices from several social science disciplines in his historical studies. Significant among these was sociology. Although he did not formally recognize that a major element in his sociological perspective was human ecology, an analysis of his work reveals how extensively he employed an ecological paradigm. His success in using this paradigm demonstrates the utility of the principles of human ecology in historical and comparative studies and suggests strongly that fresh insights into contemporary social systems can be gained by combining Braudel's \"total history\" and ecology's \"holistic\" approaches.}, author = {Hudson, James R.}, citeulike-article-id = {174689}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/684532}, journal = {Sociological Forum}, keywords = {annales, history}, number = {1}, pages = {146--165}, posted-at = {2007-10-13 00:22:45}, priority = {2}, title = {Braudel's Ecological Perspective}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/684532}, volume = {2}, year = {1987} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:174689 L3 - citeulike-article-id:174689 N2 - Fernand Braudel, a leading figure in the Annales school of French historiography, employed principles and practices from several social science disciplines in his historical studies. Significant among these was sociology. Although he did not formally recognize that a major element in his sociological perspective was human ecology, an analysis of his work reveals how extensively he employed an ecological paradigm. His success in using this paradigm demonstrates the utility of the principles of human ecology in historical and comparative studies and suggests strongly that fresh insights into contemporary social systems can be gained by combining Braudel's "total history" and ecology's "holistic" approaches. IS - 1 JF - Sociological Forum EP - 165 TI - Braudel's Ecological Perspective VL - 2 SP - 146 KW - annales KW - history AU - Hudson, James PY - 1987/// UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/684532 ER -