| Dating back to the15th century, the eastern and western civilization experienced from agricultural economy to industrial and commercial economic transition in different degrees. As a representative of the western countries, Britain built up a more advanced economic production mode and finished the change of the social structure quickly. The thesis why the western world can beyond the east and take the lead in finish by feudal society to the capitalist society of social transformation has always caused the attention of the Chinese and foreign scholars. Overall, the research of Western Europe in the period of social transformation by the mainland Chinese scholars began in the1980s. Their research field is not limited to the traditional political history studies, and more focused on the economy and the social history from the point of view of investigation this period in the historical development of Western Europe. This paper reviews the situation in the period of social transformation of economic and social history of Western Europe by the Chinese mainland scholars from the beginning of20centuries and even after the Reform and opening up. And it focuses on field of related research by scholars from2001to2011.This essay is divided into five parts:The first part contains the introduction, writing objective and the significance of this essay and the dynamic research in related area, and also the definition of the economic and social history and the period of social transformation mentioned in the essay.The second part overviews economic and social history study in the east and west in the practice of the academic background, this paper mainly discusses the social transition of Western Europe in the1980s by the Chinese scholars, especially to the study of the origin of capitalism in order to clear the relationship between social transformation in Western Europe and economic and social history study.The third part, mainly from the work study and research on two aspects, investigation during2001and2011, published works, the summary content, analyzes the historical value; Key journals of related paper in collecting, collating, list, drawings, analysis and so on a series of steps, the comprehensive understanding of this one period and social economic research work.The fourth part methods three aspects from historical data sources, ideas of history, history such as comprehensive analysis between2001and2011China scholar of Western Europe in the period of social transformation and social economy in the study of the new changes, and the deficiency opinions are put forward.The fifth part is the remaining discussion. The author looks to the economic and social history study in the status of world history study and the development tendencies. |