| Description |
xvi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
A quadrant book
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: sleep at the turn of the twenty-first century -- Introduction: from the lone sleeper to the slumbering masses -- Sleeping, past, and present. The rise of American sleep medicine : diagnosing and misdiagnosing sleep ; The protestant origins of American sleep ; Sleeping and not sleeping in the clinic : how medicine is remaking biology and society -- Cultures of sleep. Desiring a good night's sleep : order and disorder in everyday life ; Now I lay me down to sleep : children's sleep and the rise of the solitary sleeper ; Pharmaceuticals and the making of modern bodies and rhythms ; Early to rise : creating well-rested American workers ; Chemical consciousness ; Sleeping on the job : from siestas to workplace naps ; Take back your time : activism and overworked Americans -- The limits of sleep. Unconscious criminality : sleepwalking murders, drowsy driving and the vigilance of the law ; The extremes of sleep : war, sports, and science -- Conclusion: the futures of sleep. |
| Subject |
Lifestyles -- United States.
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Sleepwalking -- United States.
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Sleep disorders -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780816674749 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0816674744 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780816674756 pb alkaline paper |
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0816674752 pb alkaline paper |
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