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

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 376 pages) : illustrations 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 27, 2021) Subject Nightlife -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 18th century Economic history Manners and customs Nightlife Politics and government Social conditions SUBJECT 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. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138802 Jerusalem -- Social life and customs -- 18th century Subject Middle East -- Jerusalem Turkey Turkey -- Istanbul Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021004267 ISBN 9781108933131 1108933130 9781108935159 110893515X 1108832148 9781108832144 1108927777 9781108927772

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