{"product_id":"at-days-close-night-in-times-past-paperback","title":"At Day's Close: Night in Times Past - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. Roger Ekirch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing light to the shadows of history through a \"rich weave of citation and archival evidence\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e), 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\" (\u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e), Ekirch's \"enthralling anthropology\" (\u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e) exposes the nightlife that spawned a distinct culture and a refuge from daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFear 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\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e) of sociocultural history, \"maintaining throughout an infectious sense of wonder\" (\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 8.22 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755707662624,"sku":"9780393329018","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e606ff18045ece8d36879a0c5060d476.webp?v=1780066490","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/at-days-close-night-in-times-past-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}