At Day's Close : Night in Times Past Paperback
by A. Roger Ekirch
Paperback
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Bringing light to the shadows of history through a "rich weave of citation and archival evidence" (Publishers Weekly), scholar A.
Roger Ekirch illuminates the aspects of life most often overlooked by other historians-those that unfold at night.
In this "triumph of social history" (Mail on Sunday), Ekirch's "enthralling anthropology" (Harper's) exposes the nightlife that spawned a distinct culture and a refuge from daily life.
Fear of crime, of fire, and of the supernatural; the importance of moonlight; the increased incidence of sickness and death at night; evening gatherings to spin wool and stories; masqued balls; inns, taverns, and brothels; the strategies of thieves, assassins, and conspirators; the protective uses of incantations, meditations, and prayers; the nature of our predecessors' sleep and dreams-Ekirch reveals all these and more in his "monumental study" (The Nation) of sociocultural history, "maintaining throughout an infectious sense of wonder" (Booklist).
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:480 pages, illustrations
- Publisher:WW Norton & Co
- Publication Date:03/10/2006
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- ISBN:9780393329018
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:480 pages, illustrations
- Publisher:WW Norton & Co
- Publication Date:03/10/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780393329018