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At Day's Close: Night in Times Past

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Availability:In StockContributor:A. Roger EkirchPublish date:2006-10-17Pages:488
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393329018ISBN-10:393329011UPC:9780393329018Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, AnthropologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.22 x 5.84 x 1.19 inchesWeight:0.9414Product ID:SC1V3ZDWEE

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).

Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393329018ISBN-10:393329011UPC:9780393329018Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, AnthropologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.22 x 5.84 x 1.19 inchesWeight:0.9414Product ID:SC1V3ZDWEE
Ekirch, A. Roger: - A. Roger Ekirch is a professor of history at Virginia Tech and the award-winning author of At Day's Close, Birthright, and American Sanctuary. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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