BU should revive the Fernand Braudel Center.

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Title: BU should revive the Fernand Braudel Center.
Authors: Sommer, Nathan
Source: Pipe Dream. 10/3/2023, Vol. 102 Issue 4, p5-5. 1/2p.
Subjects: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, China-United States relations
Abstract: As a longtime BU sociology professor and internationallyrenowned scholar, Wallerstein was the founder and head of theFernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, HistoricalSystems and Civilizations (FBC). The FBC was a force for world-systems research. "The [FBC] was a major intellectual institution and it put [BU] onthe world intellectual map", said Ravi Palat, a sociology professorand former student of Wallerstein's. [Extracted from the article]
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Abstract:As a longtime BU sociology professor and internationallyrenowned scholar, Wallerstein was the founder and head of theFernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, HistoricalSystems and Civilizations (FBC). The FBC was a force for world-systems research. "The [FBC] was a major intellectual institution and it put [BU] onthe world intellectual map", said Ravi Palat, a sociology professorand former student of Wallerstein's. [Extracted from the article]