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Over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the technologies began to light up streets, sidewalks, buildings, and public spaces. This book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period, visiting a host of actors - scavengers, newsboys, and mashers alike - in the nocturnal city.

In the Watches of the Night

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    A Paperback / softback by Peter C. Baldwin

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 28/05/2015
      ISBN13: 9780226269542, 978-0226269542
      ISBN10: 022626954X
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      Book Synopsis
      Over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the technologies began to light up streets, sidewalks, buildings, and public spaces. This book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period, visiting a host of actors - scavengers, newsboys, and mashers alike - in the nocturnal city.

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