FERNAND BRAUDEL, a renowned French historian, once described a remarkable transformation in the society of ancient Mesopotamia.

Fednand Braudel是一位有名的历史学家，他曾经描述过古代的美索不达米亚社会的显著转变。

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According to Mr Braudel, women in ancient Mesopotamia had previously been in charge of the fields and gardens where cereals were grown.

根据Braudel先生的观点，古美索不达米亚的女人曾经在庄稼地里耕种。

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The French historian Fernand Braudel wrote that "Happiness, whether in business or private life, leaves very little trace in history."

法国历史学家布罗代尔写道：“幸福，不论是从事商业或在私人生活中，几乎没有留下历史的痕迹。”

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The Mediterranean world sketched by Braudel and the world system across the Atlantic Ocean described by Wallerstein were nothing other than subsystems of the global system that encompassed Africa, the Mediterranean, the Islamic Middle East, India, China, and Southeast Asia.

ECONOMIST: The once and future boom

Influenced by the writings of Fernand Braudel and Immanuel Wallerstein (historians who helped establish a tradition of global comparative history), large numbers of Japanese intellectuals are beginning to realise that a global economic system existed in the areas around the Indian Ocean, the Arabic Sea, the South China Sea, and the East China Sea long before the westernisation of the world.

ECONOMIST: The once and future boom