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As night falls : eighteenth century Ottoman cities after dark / Avner Wishnitzer, Tel-Aviv University.

By: Wishnitzer, Avner, 1976- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021Description: pages cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781108832144; 9781108927772Subject(s): Nightlife -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 18th century | Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century | Istanbul (Turkey) -- Social conditions -- 18th century | Istanbul (Turkey) -- Economic conditions -- 18th century | Istanbul (Turkey) -- Politics and government -- 18th century | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 | Jerusalem -- Social life and customs -- 18th centuryAdditional physical formats: Online version:: As night fallsDDC classification: 956/.015091732 LOC classification: DR726 | .W57 2021
Contents:
Disquieting -- Order invisible -- The urban subconscious -- Ambivalence and ambiguity -- Manufacturing light -- Shining power -- Night battles -- Conclusion: Dawn of a new night?
Summary: "In a world that is constantly awake, illuminated and exposed, there is much to gain from looking into the darkness of times past. This fascinating and vivid picture of nocturnal life in Middle Eastern cities shows that the night in the eighteenth-century Ottoman Empire created unique conditions for economic, criminal, political, devotional and leisurely pursuits that were hardly possible during the day. Offering the possibility of livelihood and brotherhood, pleasure and refuge; the darkness allowed confiding, hiding and conspiring - activities which had far-reaching consequences on Ottoman state and society in the early modern period. Instead of dismissing the night as merely a dark corridor between days, As Night Falls demonstrates how fundamental these nocturnal hours have been in shaping the major social, cultural and political processes in the early modern Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 62 - Reading Room 		H2n WISHN 32938 Not for loan BOOKS-000000027053

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Disquieting -- Order invisible -- The urban subconscious -- Ambivalence and ambiguity -- Manufacturing light -- Shining power -- Night battles -- Conclusion: Dawn of a new night?

"In a world that is constantly awake, illuminated and exposed, there is much to gain from looking into the darkness of times past. This fascinating and vivid picture of nocturnal life in Middle Eastern cities shows that the night in the eighteenth-century Ottoman Empire created unique conditions for economic, criminal, political, devotional and leisurely pursuits that were hardly possible during the day. Offering the possibility of livelihood and brotherhood, pleasure and refuge; the darkness allowed confiding, hiding and conspiring - activities which had far-reaching consequences on Ottoman state and society in the early modern period. Instead of dismissing the night as merely a dark corridor between days, As Night Falls demonstrates how fundamental these nocturnal hours have been in shaping the major social, cultural and political processes in the early modern Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.