Disenchanted Night: The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century
Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Angela Davies
This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife.
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Year:
1995
Edition:
1st Paperback Printing 1995
Publisher:
University of California Press
Language:
english
Pages:
227
ISBN 10:
0520203542
ISBN 13:
9780520203549
File:
PDF, 66.03 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1995