Of Manners and Mores: The Socioeconomic Modernization of Europe

As culture changed across Europe, social and economic expectations shifted accordingly. On today's episode, Rabbi Rocklin will help us answer the following questions:

1. How did the growth of high culture lead to a decline in local dialects and a rise in vernacular languages?
2. Why was there a crackdown in the seventeenth century on carnivals and similar types of entertainment?
3. When it came to changing European diet and culture, why was sugar crucial?