Small places with large consequences: the importance of small towns in England, 1000–1540
Small places with large consequences: the importance of small towns in England, 1000–1540
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小地方却有大影响：英格兰小镇的重要性，1000 年至 1540 年
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2002
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C. Dyer
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C. Dyer
工业化前的英国小城镇值得我们关注，因为它们为大量的人提供了家园和生活，到1300年，这些人占英国人口的十分之一。小城镇，即使只有几百名居民，也可以与各种“城镇”定居点（如工业和开放式村庄）区分开来。它们可以被视为完全城市化，并与较大的城镇共享许多特征。他们在商业等级制度中发挥了重要作用，并为农村的普通生产者和消费者带来了贸易。小城镇影响着其邻近地区的经济和社会，尤其是为移徙和社会进步提供了一个渠道。作为娱乐和文化中心，它们使生活在其中和周围的人转移甚至文明化。小城镇对当时的人来说很重要，但它们对现代人对过去的看法也很重要。历史学家，通过研究他们，被鼓励修改他们对政府，经济变化和地区差异的看法。
English small towns before industrialization deserve our attention because they provided homes and livings for large numbers of people–a tenth of the population by 1300. Small towns, even those with only a few hundred inhabitants, can be distinguished from various ‘town like’ settlements such as industrial and open villages. They can be regarded as fully urban, and shared many characteristics with larger towns. They played an important role in the commercial hierarchy, and brought trade to the ordinary producers and consumers of the countryside. Small towns influenced the economy and society of their neighbourhood, not least by providing a channel for migration and social advancement. As centres of entertainment and culture they diverted and even civilized those who lived in and around them. Small towns were important for those who lived at the time, but they are also significant for modern perceptions of the past. Historians, through studying them, are encouraged to revise their views of government, economic change and regional differences.