Disenchanted Night: The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century

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.

• | Author: Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Angela Davies
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 20, 1995
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780520203549
• | ISBN-10: 0520203542