Hearth and Home

Preface

Part One

Origins and Dispersals

1. Prolegomenon
2. Revolution and Diffusion in Prehistoric Europe
3. The Classical Foundations of Western Culture

Part Two

Preindustrial Europe
Introduction

4. The Community of the Village
5. Fields, Farms, and Food Supply
6. The Privacy of the Home
7. "The Populousness of Ancient Nations"
8. The Urban Way of Life
9. Toward a Consuming Society
10. The Measure of Progress

Part Three

The Period of Rapid Growth
Introduction

11. The Nineteenth Century
12. Conclusion

Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index