| Edition |
Norton pbk. ed. |
| Description |
xxxii, 447 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-414) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. In the shadow of death. Terrors of the night : heavens and Earth -- Mortal perils : 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. |
| Subject |
Social history.
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Night -- History.
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Night -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
9780393329018 (paperback) $17.95 |
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0393329011 (paperback) $17.95 |
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17.95 |
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