Durée

In so doing, he specified three temporal rhythms; namely, the histoire événementielle, the conjuncture, and the longue durée.

His 'longue durée' approach stressed slow, and often imperceptible effects of space, climate and technology on the actions of human beings in the past.

Instead, they pioneered an approach to a study of long-term historical structures (la longue durée ) over events and political transformations.

They preferred to stress inertia and the longue durée.

They preferred to stress slow change and the longue durée.

This vast panoramic view used ideas from other social sciences, employed effectively the technique of the longue durée, and downplayed the importance of specific events and individuals.