社会转型时期英国富裕农民消费水准探析

The Consumption Standard of Well-to-do Peasants in England during the Period of Social Transformation

1450—1650年是英国传统农业社会走向现代化的转型时期。该时期英国社会消费问题研究,已经成为欧洲经济—社会史的重要内容,其中富裕农民群体的生活与消费研究,尤其引人注目。本文将聚焦中世纪晚期、近代早期英国乡村社会的精英群体的生活与消费状况,包括饮食、服装、住房等方面的情况,从一个侧面反映英国这一时期生产力水平和现代化水平,同时有助于理解和说明富裕农民在社会转型时期的突出作用。

England was undergoing a period of transformation from traditional agriculture society to modern society from 1450 to 1650.As the social elite group in the village,the well-to-do peasants' consumption standard not only reflected the level of social productive forces,but also stimulated the market demand.So this issue is key topic in the social history of Europe.This article explores the respects of daily consumption of well-to-do peasants,such as food,clothing,housing and so on,and hope to be helpful for us to understand their key role during the period of social transformation.