Book(s) on the lives of everyday, normal people.

by POGO_POGO_POGO_POGO

Hi there. I'm interested in finding books about the quality of life for everyday, normal people throughout history, perhaps in comparison to modern life. Does anybody have any recommendations?

sunagainstgold

Greenwood Press does a whole "Daily Life in _____" series of books that is just about perfect for what you want. They have some more focused ones, as well ("Sports and Games in Renaissance Europe" or whatnot).

There's also a massive primary source anthology called "Daily Life Through World History in Documents" that IIRC is three volumes long; it consists of primary source excerpts. That could be neat, as well!