Braudel and the U.S.: Interlocuteurs valables?
October 1-2, 1999
5th Journées Braudeliennes
Sponsored by: Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems, and Civilizations
Binghamton University
All sessions are held in the Public Service Program Center.
Friday, October 1
9:00-10 Registration
10-12:30 Welcome
Immanuel Wallerstein (Fernand Braudel Center)
I. Opening Session: The Heritage of Fernand Braudel
- Immanuel Wallerstein (Director, Fernand Braudel Center) "Braudel and Interscience: A Preacher to Empty Pews?"
- Maurice Aymard (Administrateur, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme) "One Braudel or Several?"
- Carlos A. Aguirre Rojas (Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, UNAM)
"Braudel in Latin America and the U.S.: A Different Reception?"
12:30 - 2 Lunch
2-5 p.m.
II. Franco-American Cultural and Institutional Ties
- Giuliana Gemelli (History, Bologna) "American Foundations and Braudel's Institution-Building"
- Francis X. Sutton (former Vice-President, Ford Foundation) "The Ford Foundation's Trans-Atlantic Roles and Purposes, 1951-1981"
- Maurice Lévy-Leboyer (Economic History, Emeritus, Paris-X)
"Trends in Historical Research: Franco-American Intellectual Links and Cleavages"
9:30-12:30
III. The Longue Durée and the Social Sciences in the U.S.
- William H. McNeill (History, Emeritus, Chicago) "Luméville and the Longue Durée"
- Giovanni Arrighi (Sociology, Johns Hopkins) "Braudel, Schumpeter, and the New Economic Sociology"
- Jean Heffer (Directeur, Centre d'Etudes Nord-Américaines, EHESS) "Is the Longue Durée Un-American?"
12:30-2 Lunch at PSPC
$10.00 by pre-reservation only
2 - 5 p.m.
IV. U.S. Historiography: Impact of Fernand Braudel
- Anthony Molho (History, Brown) "La Méditerranée in the U.S.: Ships Passing Each Other in the Dark"
- Susan Mosher Stuard (History, Haverford) AA Capital Idea: Pursuing Demand"
-Steven L. Kaplan (History, Cornell) "The Sixties: Was Braudel a Turning-Point?"
Registration
Pre-registration by mail is strongly recommended.
Fee: Faculty $10
Students $3
To attend Saturday lunch, you must pre-register by mail.
Saturday lunch fee: $ 10.00
Receipt Deadline: September 24, 1999
Please send conference Registration Form to:
5th Journées Braudeliennes
Fernand Braudel Center
Binghamton University
P.O. Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902-6000
Lodging
For those attending the conference, reduced rates are available at:
Holiday Inn Arena
2-8 Hawley St.., Binghamton NY 13901
607-722-1212
$50 per room
Deadline for guaranteed rooms is
September 15, 1999
Please send Hotel Reservation Form directly to the hotel.
Parking
Parking is available in the Paid Visitor Lot and Paid Garage for $3
on Friday,
$1 in quarters on Saturday in the Garage,
$3 in the Paid Visitor Lot
or, on Saturday only, free in regular campus parking lots.
Information
Write to:
5th Journées Braudeliennes
Fernand Braudel Center
Binghamton University
P. O. Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902-6000
Phone: 607-777-4924
Fax: 607-777-4315
Email: devoist@binghamton.edu
http://fbc.binghamton.edu
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Braudel and the U.S.: Interlocuteurs valables?
Conference and Meal Registration Form
Receipt Deadline: September 24, 1999 (Please Print)
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($10 faculty; $3 students)
Saturday lunch _____at $10.00$______________
(Buffet; vegetarian choice available)
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Please send check in US currency by Sept. 24, 1999 payable to:
"Fernand Braudel Center", Binghamton Univ.
P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton NY 13902-6000
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Braudel and the U.S.: Interlocuteurs valables?
Hotel Reservation Form
Send directly to:
Holiday Inn Arena
2-8 Hawley St.
Binghamton NY 13901
607-722-1212
FAX: 607-722-6063
Receipt Deadline: September 15, 1999 (Please print)
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