At day's close : night in times past / A. Roger Ekirch.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393050890
- ISBN: 9780393050899
- Physical Description: xxxii, 447 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Norton, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-414) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Terrors of the night : heavens and Earth -- Mortal perils : plunder, violence, and fire -- The fragility of authority : church and state -- A man's house is his castle : domestic fortifications -- Darkness visible : navigating the nightscape -- Works of darkness : labor -- The common benefactress : sociability, sex, and solitude -- Knightwalkers : princes and peers -- Masters by night : plebeians -- Ordinances of the bedchamber : rituals -- Unraveling the knitted sleeve : disturbances -- Sleep we have lost : rhythms and revelations.
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- Subject:
- Social history.
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Night > Social aspects.
Available copies
- 2 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 306.4 EKI (Text) | 37810434498019 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | 306.4 E (Text) | 39493106490339 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | 306.4 EKI (Text) | 0020506480845 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/08/2026 |
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