| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxxii, 447 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-414) and index. |
| Contents |
Shutting-in. -- Pt.1. In the shadow of death. Terrors of the night: heavens and earth ; Mortal peril: plunder, violence, and fire. -- Pt.2. Laws of nature. The fragility of authority: church and state ; A man's house is his castle: domestic fortifications ; Darkness visible: navigating the nightscape. -- Pt.3. Benighted realms. Works of darkness: labor ; The common benefactress: sociability, sex, and solitude ; Knightwalkers: princes and peers ; Masters by night: plebeians. -- Pt.4. Private worlds. Ordinances of the bedchamber: rituals ; Unraveling the knitted sleeve: disturbances ; Sleep we have lost: rhythms and revelations. -- Cock-crow. |
| Subject |
Social history.
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Night -- History.
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Night -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
0393050890 hardcover |
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