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Disenchanted Night: The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century
Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Disenchanted Night: The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century
Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Tells the story of the development of artificial light in the nineteenth century. This title reveals the ways that the technology of artificial illumination helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses a range of subject including the political symbolism of street lamps, the rise of night-life and the shop window, and more.
227 pages, 74 illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 20, 1995 |
ISBN13 | 9780520203549 |
Publishers | University of California Press |
Pages | 227 |
Dimensions | 136 × 214 × 14 mm · 324 g |
Language | English |
Translator | Davies, Angela |
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