劳伦斯·斯通（1919—1999），著名历史学家。本书自1977年初版，便引起了西方历史学界的普遍关注。本书主题是英国1500年至1800年间的家庭史。作者尝试图绘、记录、分析、解释这三百年期间英国在世界观和价值体系上的巨大变化，是一部关于家庭、婚姻、家庭生活和性行为的社会态度的历史。作者在本书中提出近代早期英国家庭的演变经历了三个阶段的论断，将家庭史研究引入了一个全新的阶段，具有开创性的价值。

劳伦斯·斯通（1919—1999），著名历史学家。本书自1977年初版，便引起了西方历史学界的普遍关注。本书主题是英国1500年至1800年间的家庭史。作者尝试图绘、记录、分析、解释这三百年期间英国在世界观和价值体系上的巨大变化，是一部关于家庭、婚姻、家庭生活和性行为的社会态度的历史。作者在本书中提出近代早期英国家庭的演变经历了三个阶段的论断，将家庭史研究引入了一个全新的阶段，具有开创性的价值。

20世纪 70年代 ,随着西方社会史研究的兴起 ,家庭史作为社会史的一个重要方面受到了史学家的广泛重视。他们希望通过研究近代早期的家庭 ,更好地认识、理解现代家庭与社会。劳伦斯•斯通这本书以情感变迁为线索 ,重现了英国家庭从 1500年到1800年的历史。本书的主题，一言以蔽之，就是尝试图绘、记录、分析、解释这三百年期间英国的世界观和价值体系上的巨大变化。这些巨大而无从捉摸的文化变迁表现在家族成员彼此关系的改变上，本书从法律、社会结构、风俗、权力、情感及性等方面来论述。

In European Urbanization Jan de Vries provides a comprehensive data base for understanding the nature of the changes that took place in European cities from 1500 to 1800. The book is based on an immense systematic survey of the population history of 379 European cities with 10,000 or more inhabitants analysed at fifty-year intervals. Using a wide range of economic, demographic ...(展开全部)

In "European Urbanization" Jan de Vries provides a comprehensive data base for understanding the nature of the changes that took place in European cities from 1500 to 1800. The book is based on an immense systematic survey of the population history of 379 European cities with 10,000 or more inhabitants analysed at fifty-year intervals. Using a wide range of economic, demographi...(展开全部)

In European Urbanization Jan de Vries provides a comprehensive data base for understanding the nature of the changes that took place in European cities from 1500 to 1800. The book is based on an immense systematic survey of the population history of 379 European cities with 10,000 or more inhabitants analysed at fifty-year intervals. Using a wide range of economic, demographic ...(展开全部)

In European Urbanization Jan de Vries provides a comprehensive data base for understanding the nature of the changes that took place in European cities from 1500 to 1800. The book is based on an immense systematic survey of the population history of 379 European cities with 10,000 or more inhabitants analysed at fifty-year intervals. Using a wide range of economic, demographic ...(展开全部)

In "European Urbanization" Jan de Vries provides a comprehensive data base for understanding the nature of the changes that took place in European cities from 1500 to 1800. The book is based on an immense systematic survey of the population history of 379 European cities with 10,000 or more inhabitants analysed at fifty-year intervals. Using a wide range of economic, demographi...(展开全部)

In European Urbanization Jan de Vries provides a comprehensive data base for understanding the nature of the changes that took place in European cities from 1500 to 1800. The book is based on an immense systematic survey of the population history of 379 European cities with 10,000 or more inhabitants analysed at fifty-year intervals. Using a wide range of economic, demographic ...(展开全部)

Sanjay Subrahmanyam is Distinguished Professor and Irving and Jean Stone Chair in the Department of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of several books, including The Political Economy of Commerce: Southern India, 1500–1650.