……页面：http://www.paulgraham.com/raq.html 编辑：为了完整起见，这里是整个书单：Clark, Civilisation；White, Medieval Technology and Social Change；McEvedy, Penguin Atlases of Ancient and Medieval History；Laslett, The World We Have Lost；Bernal, The Extension of Man；Franklin, Autobiography；Girouard, Life in the English Country House；Pirenne, Mohammed and Charlemagne；Runciman, The Fall of Constantinople；Cipolla, Guns, Sails and Empires；Hadas,…
…page: http://www.paulgraham.com/raq.html EDIT: Here's the whole list, for completeness: Clark, Civilisation White, Medieval Technology and Social Change McEvedy, Penguin Atlases of Ancient and Medieval History Laslett, The World We Have Lost Bernal, The Extension of Man Franklin, Autobiography Girouard, Life in the English Country House Pirenne, Mohammed and Charlemagne Runciman, The Fall of Constantinople Cipolla, Guns, Sails and Empires Hadas,…
……维多利亚时代的英国人曾想当然地认为，过去的生活很像现在欠发达的国家（比如俄罗斯）。但事实并非如此，我们有数据为证。关于这一点，一本读起来相当流畅的书是 Laslett 的《The World We Have Lost》。https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1362413/Peter-La...
…was assumed in Victorian England that the past looked a lot like the present of less-developed countries, like Russia. But it's not true, we have data. The quite readable book on this is Laslett, "The World We Have Lost". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1362413/Peter-La...
……讨论的是普通农民的境况。你真以为中世纪的欧洲村庄里到处都是娶了 5 个老婆的男人吗？根本没这回事。更新：关于这方面的一本好书是 Laslett 的《The World We Have Lost》，参见例如 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1362413/Peter-La... 我很确定罗马世界的模式基本也是一夫一妻。我敢说这才是默认的……
…discussing is what the situation was for the average peasant. Do you really think medieval European villages were full of guys with 5 wives? This did not happen. Edit: a good book on this is Laslett's "The World We Have Lost", see e.g. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1362413/Peter-La... I'm pretty sure that the pattern in the Roman world was also very much 1 man + 1 woman. I'm pretty sure this is the default…
少看点奇幻，多读点历史吧。我推荐 Laslett 的《The World We Have Lost》（或者它的第二版《The World We Have Lost Further Explored》），去一窥区区 200 年前的生活。不过你得用心读，体会字里行间的深意。
Read less fantasy and more history. I recommend Laslett's "The World We Have Lost" (or its second edition, "The World We Have Lost Further Explored"), for a glimpse of life a mere 200 years ago. You'll need to pay close attention and read between the lines, though.
……收益”。皮凯蒂（Piketty）确实提出了一种观点，即社会阶层流动性变得越来越停滞，并正在倒退回所谓的历史常态。但我很感谢 pg 让我读到了一本非常棒的书——《The World We Have Lost》，它基于真实数据（郡县记录等）的分析，讲述了当年英国的实际情况。其中有一章叫“单阶级社会”（“绅士”阶级是唯一的阶级，也是唯一重要的阶级），……
…gains'. It's true that Pikkety presents a view of social mobility becoming increasingly static, and reverting to a supposed historical norm. But one lovely book I have pg to thank for reading, "The World We Have Lost", talks about how things were in England according to an analysis of actual data (county records etc). One chapter, 'The One-Class Society' ('gentlemen' were the class, the only class that mattered),…
历史学里有整套的分支学科专门研究这类东西。社会史、微观史。你可以试试《The World We Have Lost》，或者《The Cheese and the Worms》，等等等等。说真的，选择几乎是无限的。
There are entire sub-disciplines within history devoted to this sort of stuff. Social history. Micro-history. You could try The World We Have Lost. Or The Cheese and the Worms. Among others. Really, the options are almost infinite.
……页面：http://www.paulgraham.com/raq.html 编辑：为了完整起见，这里是整个书单：Clark, Civilisation；White, Medieval Technology and Social Change；McEvedy, Penguin Atlases of Ancient and Medieval History；Laslett, The World We Have Lost；Bernal, The Extension of Man；Franklin, Autobiography；Girouard, Life in the English Country House；Pirenne, Mohammed and Charlemagne；Runciman, The Fall of Constantinople；Cipolla, Guns, Sails and Empires；Hadas,…
…page: http://www.paulgraham.com/raq.html EDIT: Here's the whole list, for completeness: Clark, Civilisation White, Medieval Technology and Social Change McEvedy, Penguin Atlases of Ancient and Medieval History Laslett, The World We Have Lost Bernal, The Extension of Man Franklin, Autobiography Girouard, Life in the English Country House Pirenne, Mohammed and Charlemagne Runciman, The Fall of Constantinople Cipolla, Guns, Sails and Empires Hadas,…
……维多利亚时代的英国人曾想当然地认为，过去的生活很像现在欠发达的国家（比如俄罗斯）。但事实并非如此，我们有数据为证。关于这一点，一本读起来相当流畅的书是 Laslett 的《The World We Have Lost》。https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1362413/Peter-La...
…was assumed in Victorian England that the past looked a lot like the present of less-developed countries, like Russia. But it's not true, we have data. The quite readable book on this is Laslett, "The World We Have Lost". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1362413/Peter-La...
……讨论的是普通农民的境况。你真以为中世纪的欧洲村庄里到处都是娶了 5 个老婆的男人吗？根本没这回事。更新：关于这方面的一本好书是 Laslett 的《The World We Have Lost》，参见例如 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1362413/Peter-La... 我很确定罗马世界的模式基本也是一夫一妻。我敢说这才是默认的……
…discussing is what the situation was for the average peasant. Do you really think medieval European villages were full of guys with 5 wives? This did not happen. Edit: a good book on this is Laslett's "The World We Have Lost", see e.g. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1362413/Peter-La... I'm pretty sure that the pattern in the Roman world was also very much 1 man + 1 woman. I'm pretty sure this is the default…
少看点奇幻，多读点历史吧。我推荐 Laslett 的《The World We Have Lost》（或者它的第二版《The World We Have Lost Further Explored》），去一窥区区 200 年前的生活。不过你得用心读，体会字里行间的深意。
Read less fantasy and more history. I recommend Laslett's "The World We Have Lost" (or its second edition, "The World We Have Lost Further Explored"), for a glimpse of life a mere 200 years ago. You'll need to pay close attention and read between the lines, though.
……收益”。皮凯蒂（Piketty）确实提出了一种观点，即社会阶层流动性变得越来越停滞，并正在倒退回所谓的历史常态。但我很感谢 pg 让我读到了一本非常棒的书——《The World We Have Lost》，它基于真实数据（郡县记录等）的分析，讲述了当年英国的实际情况。其中有一章叫“单阶级社会”（“绅士”阶级是唯一的阶级，也是唯一重要的阶级），……
…gains'. It's true that Pikkety presents a view of social mobility becoming increasingly static, and reverting to a supposed historical norm. But one lovely book I have pg to thank for reading, "The World We Have Lost", talks about how things were in England according to an analysis of actual data (county records etc). One chapter, 'The One-Class Society' ('gentlemen' were the class, the only class that mattered),…
历史学里有整套的分支学科专门研究这类东西。社会史、微观史。你可以试试《The World We Have Lost》，或者《The Cheese and the Worms》，等等等等。说真的，选择几乎是无限的。
There are entire sub-disciplines within history devoted to this sort of stuff. Social history. Micro-history. You could try The World We Have Lost. Or The Cheese and the Worms. Among others. Really, the options are almost infinite.