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Population consisted of a larger number of christians (10 types) than muslims. Author of la mediterranean et la mode mediterranean 3 vols (1949) Originally from france, but interested in spain and spanish interactions. Believed people over emphasized the importance of political leaders. We need to understand society as a product of their environment. Change in society is slow, with wars and other events taking little impact on society. To understand a given society one has to write a total history, including its geological context. Geological - society shifts to adapt to the slow geological change. Social change - economic, political, family - the process of historical change is faster. Historical events - recent moments, recent political change, considered the least important component in studying a society. Braudel ignores national boundaries, political boundaries, believes that these boundaries are irrelevant, as they shift the prominent cultures remain the same. Tried to follow the footsteps of braudel.