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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: 20/12/1995
    ISBN13: 9780520203549, 978-0520203549
    ISBN10: 0520203542
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    Description

    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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