Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One An early modern revolution
- Chapter Two Darkness and the Devil, 1450–1650
- Chapter Three Seeking the Lord in the night, 1530–1650
- Chapter Four Princes of darkness: the night at court, 1600–1750
- Chapter Five “An entirely new contrivance”: the rise of street lighting, 1660–1700
- Chapter Six Colonizing the urban night: resistance, gender, and the public sphere
- Chapter Seven Colonizing the rural night?
- Chapter Eight Darkness and Enlightenment
- Chapter Nine Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One An early modern revolution
- Chapter Two Darkness and the Devil, 1450–1650
- Chapter Three Seeking the Lord in the night, 1530–1650
- Chapter Four Princes of darkness: the night at court, 1600–1750
- Chapter Five “An entirely new contrivance”: the rise of street lighting, 1660–1700
- Chapter Six Colonizing the urban night: resistance, gender, and the public sphere
- Chapter Seven Colonizing the rural night?
- Chapter Eight Darkness and Enlightenment
- Chapter Nine Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Evening's EmpireA History of the Night in Early Modern Europe, pp. 424 - 431Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011