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As night falls : eighteenth-century Ottoman cities after dark /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wishnitzer, Avner, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2021].
Subjects:
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 century.

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