{"product_id":"at-days-close-night-in-times-past-9780393329018","title":"At Day's Close: Night in Times Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eBringing light to the shadows of history through a \"rich weave of citation and archival evidence\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e), scholar A. Roger Ekirch illuminates the aspects of life most often overlooked by other historians--those that unfold at night. In this \"triumph of social history\" (\u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e), Ekirch's \"enthralling anthropology\" (\u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e) exposes the nightlife that spawned a distinct culture and a refuge from daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFear of crime, of fire, and of the supernatural; the importance of moonlight; the increased incidence of sickness and death at night; evening gatherings to spin wool and stories; masqued balls; inns, taverns, and brothels; the strategies of thieves, assassins, and conspirators; the protective uses of incantations, meditations, and prayers; the nature of our predecessors' sleep and dreams--Ekirch reveals all these and more in his \"monumental study\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e) of sociocultural history, \"maintaining throughout an infectious sense of wonder\" (\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEkirch, A. Roger:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eA. Roger Ekirch\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of history at Virginia Tech and the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eAt Day's Close\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBirthright\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Sanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Roanoke, Virginia.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726079430930,"sku":"9780393329018","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1d8f68d-ab53-44e4-8eb5-da22e77bcd9f.jpg?v=1734853854","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/at-days-close-night-in-times-past-9780393329018","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}