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Author Handley, Sasha,
Title Sleep in early modern England / Sasha Handley.
Publisher New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
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Descript xii, 280 pages : illustrations (black and white)
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Note A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society. A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society Drawing on diverse archival sources and material artifacts, Handley reveals that the way we sleep is as dependent on culture as it is on biological and environmental factors. After 1660 the accepted notion that sleepers lay at the mercy of natural forces and supernatural agents was challenged by new medical thinking about sleep's relationship to the nervous system. This breakthrough coincided with radical changes shaping everything from sleeping hours to bedchambers. Handley's illuminating work documents a major evolution in our conscious understanding of the unconscious.
400 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780300222135 (e-book)
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Author Handley, Sasha,
Subject Sleep -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 17th century.
Sleep -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Sleeping customs -- England -- History.
Sleep -- England -- History.
Social change -- England -- History.
Society.
England -- Social life and customs.
England -- Social conditions.
Descript xii, 280 pages : illustrations (black and white)
Content text
still image
Media computer
Carrier online resource
Note A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society. A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society Drawing on diverse archival sources and material artifacts, Handley reveals that the way we sleep is as dependent on culture as it is on biological and environmental factors. After 1660 the accepted notion that sleepers lay at the mercy of natural forces and supernatural agents was challenged by new medical thinking about sleep's relationship to the nervous system. This breakthrough coincided with radical changes shaping everything from sleeping hours to bedchambers. Handley's illuminating work documents a major evolution in our conscious understanding of the unconscious.
400 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780300222135 (e-book)
Author Handley, Sasha,
Subject Sleep -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 17th century.
Sleep -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Sleeping customs -- England -- History.
Sleep -- England -- History.
Social change -- England -- History.
Society.
England -- Social life and customs.
England -- Social conditions.

Subject Sleep -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 17th century.
Sleep -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Sleeping customs -- England -- History.
Sleep -- England -- History.
Social change -- England -- History.
Society.
England -- Social life and customs.
England -- Social conditions.
Descript xii, 280 pages : illustrations (black and white)
Content text
still image
Media computer
Carrier online resource
Note A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society. A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society Drawing on diverse archival sources and material artifacts, Handley reveals that the way we sleep is as dependent on culture as it is on biological and environmental factors. After 1660 the accepted notion that sleepers lay at the mercy of natural forces and supernatural agents was challenged by new medical thinking about sleep's relationship to the nervous system. This breakthrough coincided with radical changes shaping everything from sleeping hours to bedchambers. Handley's illuminating work documents a major evolution in our conscious understanding of the unconscious.
400 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780300222135 (e-book)
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