Disenchanted Night
| Author | : Wolfgang Schivelbusch |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 1995-12-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0520203542 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780520203549 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (549 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Disenchanted Night by : Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Download or read book Disenchanted Night written by Wolfgang Schivelbusch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1995-12-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wolfgang Schivelbusch tells the story of the development of artificial light in the nineteenth century. Not simply a history of a technology, Disenchanted Night reveals the ways that the technology of artificial illumination helped forge modern consciousness. In his strikingly illustrated and lively narrative, Schivelbusch discusses a range of subjects including the political symbolism of streetlamps, the rise of nightlife and the shopwindow, and the importance of the salon in bourgeois culture.
