Born in 1929 in Calvados, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie was not only inspired by the Annales, he also became an editor of the journal in 1967. Though Ladurie did produce works concerning political history, his greatest contribution was how he approached the topic. Ladurie's research included what he called a "total history" of peasants in southern France during the premodern period. His approach to this topic was to look at the history of long term continuities . Using demographics or quantitative data, Ladurie not only researches economics but uses an interdisciplinary approach as he incorporates the science of climate and ecology, ethnicity, religion, and mentalities to explain the political and economic conditions of these peasants over a long term period.
There were critics to Ladurie's sources that he used in compiling his research. How as students can we be sure that the sources we use are accurate?
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