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The Nocturnal City (Hardcover)
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The Nocturnal City (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Research in Culture, Space and Identity
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Night is a foundational element of human and animal life on earth,
but its interaction with the social world has undergone significant
transformations during the era of globalization. As the economic
activity of the 'daytime' city has advanced into the night, other
uses of the night as a time for play, for sleep or for escaping
oppression have come increasingly under threat. This book looks at
the relationship between night and society in contemporary cities.
It identifies that while theories of 'planetary urbanization' have
traced the spatial spread of urban forms, the temporal expansion of
urban capitalism has been less well mapped. It argues that, as a
key part of planetary being, understanding what goes on at night in
cities can add nuance to debates on planetary urbanization. A
series of practices and spaces that we encounter in the night-time
city are explored. These include: the maintenance and repair of
infrastructure; the aesthetics of the urban night; nightlife and
the night-time economy; the home at night; and the ecologies of the
urban night. Taking these forward the book will ask whether the
night can reveal some of the boundaries to what we call 'the urban'
in a world of cities, and will call for a revitalized and enhanced
'nightology' to study these limits.
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