Disenchanted Night von Wolfgang Schivelbusch

The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century
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ISBN: 978-0-520-20354-9
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"Entertaining. . . . [Schivelbusch] provides ground for much speculation--about the deregulation of utilities, the role of lighting in crim control, the growing attraction of self-sufficient rural life and hte social function of the theater. That is no mean feat for 227 pages."--Brenda Maddox, New York Times Book Review "A readable, highly personal, often original, and deliberately provocative attempt to integrate the story of artificial lisght with the history of modern life."--Neil Harris, Science "A solid introduction to major technological transformations in 19th-century lighting and their social, psychological, and cultural contexts."--John Opie, Technology and Culture "A marvelous nugget of history and economics."--Newsday

"Entertaining. . . . [Schivelbusch] provides ground for much speculation--about the deregulation of utilities, the role of lighting in crim control, the growing attraction of self-sufficient rural life and hte social function of the theater. That is no mean feat for 227 pages."--Brenda Maddox, New York Times Book Review "A readable, highly personal, often original, and deliberately provocative attempt to integrate the story of artificial lisght with the history of modern life."--Neil Harris, Science "A solid introduction to major technological transformations in 19th-century lighting and their social, psychological, and cultural contexts."--John Opie, Technology and Culture "A marvelous nugget of history and economics."--Newsday

AutorSchivelbusch, Wolfgang / Davies, Angela (Übers.)
EinbandKartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr1995
Seitenangabe227 S.
LieferstatusFremdlagertitel. Lieferzeit unbestimmt
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
MasseH21.5 cm x B13.7 cm x D1.6 cm 340 g
VerlagUniversity Of California Press

Über den Autor Wolfgang Schivelbusch

Wolfgang Schivelbusch, geboren 1941 in Berlin, studierte Literaturwissenschaft, Philosophie und Soziologie in Frankfurt am Main. Nach vier Jahrzehnten zwischen New York und Deutschland lebte er seit 2013 als freier Autor in Berlin. 2003 erhielt er den Heinrich-Mann-Preis der Akademie der Künste zu Berlin, 2013 den Lessing-Preis der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg. Schivelbusch starb im März 2023.

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