In the Watches of the Night: Life in the Nocturnal City, 1820-1930 0226036022, 9780226036021

In the Watches of the Night 9780226036038, 9780226036021, 0226036022, 2011027441

Before skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of t

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In the Watches of the Night: Life in the Nocturnal City, 1820-1930 9780226036038

Before skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of t

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Fungible Life: Experiment in the Asian City of Life 9780822373643

In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong traces the revolutionary scientific developments in Asia by investigating how biomedical cent

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Secret Life of the City 3423409833, 1600324113

Come along on an informative, whirlwind tour of urban species—from intelligent crows to backyard lichens—and discover th

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The Night of Knives

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Daily Life in the Colonial City 0313334196, 9780313334191

The American city was an integral part of the colonial experience. Although the five largest cities in colonial America-

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The Blue of Night

Managing to be both heart-wrenching and hopeful, Masuga probes the very depths of what it means to be a survivor, an art

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Rome Plague Diaries: Lockdown Life in the Eternal City 9781838953027

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The City of Mexico in the Age of Díaz 9780292730755

Mexico City assumed its current character around the turn of the twentieth century, during the dictatorship of Porfirio

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Prayer in the City: The Making of Muslim Sacred Places and Urban Life 9783837619454, 9783839419458

This volume envisions social practices surrounding mosques, shrines and public spaces in urban contexts as a window on t

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