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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.

Disenchanted Night

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    A Paperback / softback by Wolfgang Schivelbusch

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/12/1995
      ISBN13: 9780520203549, 978-0520203549
      ISBN10: 0520203542
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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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