At Day's Close: Night in Times Past
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Book Description
NIGHT TIME--the forgotten half of history--spawned a remarkably vibrant culture with its own rules and rituals, scents, sights, and sounds. In the preindustrial age, daytime and nighttime were separate worlds--with daylight's departure people entered a dark realm of real and imagined perils. But darkness also offered people freedom from their daily lives, and multitudes drew fresh strength from th... More
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Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Binding | Hardcover (7 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 447 |
ISBN-10 | 0393050890 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0393050899 |
Publication Date | 06/2005 |
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