Research on historical processes such as commercialisation
traditionally concentrated on the motors of change and measurement
of their impact, and considered the labouring classes as the
passive objects of such changes. Developments in the social
sciences in recent years have stimulated a new reading of the
historical sources in terms of the social relations and strategies
of families in interpreting and adapting to their own use
institutional settings and economic resources. The essays presented
in this 1991 book explore the relationship between the historical
experiences of social relations and the demands and opportunities
offered by the economy in early modern Europe through a focus on
the strategies of labouring families. Critical discussion of the
historian's use of sources characterises the essays, which provide
case-studies of social groups in north-central Italy and the French
Alps. They relate to three specific themes: the exploitation of
non-agricultural resources in the countryside, urban guilds and
charitable provision.
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