得益于历史时期的繁荣发展,明清江南研究向来不缺乏足够的关注与探索,近百年来,海内外学人不吝心力,在市镇经济、手工业生产、商品流通与市场网络、城市化等方面建树丰硕,不断丰富吾人对江南社会历史变迁的认知与体悟。既有的研究成绩使我们了解到生活在传统时代发达程度最高地区的先民们所拥有的机遇与环境,但宏观层面的总体时代结构无法代替丰富的个体生活经验,而缺乏消费面相的明清经济史、生活史研究亦不足以自证其实。《闲雅与浮华:明清江南日常生活与消费文化》一书呼应了当前的研究要求,是蔚为大观的明清江南研究领域内又一力作。本书作者宋立中于2005年向南京大学历史学系提交博士学位论文《明清江南消费及消费服务业研究》,此后数年间不断订补,以成是书。全书除绪论外共计14章,共分上中下 Thanks to the prosperity and development in the historical period, the study of Jiangnan in the Ming and Qing Dynasties has always been lack of enough attention and exploration. In the past hundred years, scholars both at home and abroad have taken great pains in the economic development of cities and towns, handicraft production, commodity circulation, market networks and urbanization In this respect, we have made great achievements and enriched our knowledge and understanding of the social changes in the south of the Yangtze River. The existing research shows us the opportunities and environments of ancestors living in the most advanced areas in the traditional era. However, the overall structure of the times at the macro level can not replace the rich experiences of individuals and the lack of consumption in the Ming and Qing dynasties Economic history, life history research is not sufficient evidence of fact. “Elegant elegance and flashy: daily life and consumer culture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties,” a book echoes the current research requirements, is a great masterpiece of Ming and Qing Dynasties Jiangnan another masterpiece. The author of the book Song Lizhong in 2005 to the Department of History of Nanjing University doctoral dissertation, “Ming and Qing Dynasties consumer and consumer services industry research”, after a few years constantly revised, as a book. In addition to the introduction of the book a total of 14 chapters, divided into upper and lower