The Annales SchoolA new approach to the study of history emerged in France in the late 1920s around the history journal Annales d'histoire conomique et sociale. The Annales school, as it came to be identified, grew to be the preeminent twentieth century movement in historical scholarship. Its bold agenda of a "total history" embracing all the social sciences captivated historians worldwide. Numerous Annales historians have gained international reputations, among them