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At Day's Close

By Ekirch, A. Roger

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At Day's Close

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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).
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
447
Release Date:
2006-10-01
Publication Date:
2006-10-17
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0393329011
ISBN13:
9780393329018
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
400 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
209 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
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