Fernand Braudel had the biggest impact on how I think about history and the creation of the modern world: In particular his focus on the structures of every da

Fernand Braudel had the biggest impact on how I think about history and the creation of the modern world: In particular his focus on the structures of every day life: https://www.amazon.com/Structures-Everyday-Life-Civilization-Capitalism/dp/0060148454/ https://www.amazon.com/Structures-Everyday-Life-Civilization... And his focus on the importance of trade among the different parts of the world: https://www.amazon.com/Perspective-World-Civilization-Capitalism-15Th-18th/dp/0520081161/ https://www.amazon.com/Perspective-World-Civilization-Capita... More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_Braudel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_Braudel