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- Let There Be Night: Testimony on Behalf of the Dark
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: University of Nevada Press
summary
The development of the modern world has brought with it rampant light pollution, destroying the ancient mystery of night and exacting a terrible price--wasted energy, damage to human health, and the sometimes fatal interruption of the life patterns of many species of wildlife. In Let There Be Night, twenty-nine writers, scientists, poets, and scholars share their personal experiences of night and help us to understand what we miss when dark skies and nocturnal wildness vanish. They also propose ways by which we might restore the beneficence of true night skies to our cities and our culture. Let There Be Night is an engaging examination, both intimate and enlightening, of a precious aspect of the natural world. The diverse voices and perceptions gathered here provide a statement of hope that he ancient magic of night can be returned to our lives.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- Part One: Spirit
- pp. 9-10
- The Gifts of Darkness
- pp. 11-14
- Old Hymns of the Night
- pp. 14-18
- Trespassing on Night
- pp. 18-21
- In Praise of Darkness
- pp. 21-30
- Deep in the Heart
- pp. 30-35
- Part Two: The Sky, The Stars
- pp. 47-48
- Ode to Jeff Cobb
- pp. 49-51
- Why the Night Sky is Dark
- pp. 52-60
- Night Time
- pp. 61-68
- A Backyard History of LIght
- pp. 68-73
- Ladder to the Pleiades
- pp. 74-84
- Part Three: Imagination and Story
- pp. 85-86
- The Month of Mornings
- pp. 87-95
- The Desert Night
- pp. 95-101
- Night Folklore in Newfoundland and Labrador
- pp. 101-106
- The Seven Stories of Night
- pp. 106-109
- Nocturne with Moths
- pp. 110-120
- Part Four: The Place We Live Half Our Life
- pp. 121-122
- Acquainted with the Night
- pp. 123-131
- The Sound of Falling Snow
- pp. 131-135
- Night Vision
- pp. 135-143
- Night Light
- pp. 143-150
- Original Country
- pp. 150-159
- Night in Mind
- pp. 159-164
- Part Five: Our Animal Body
- pp. 165-166
- Circadian Heart
- pp. 171-178
- Against Eternal Day
- pp. 179-182
- Fear of the Night
- pp. 183-185
- From "Earth's Body"
- pp. 185-193
- Heart of the Sky
- pp. 193-198
- Coda: What the Solution Would Look LIke
- pp. 199-208
- Contributors
- pp. 209-216
Additional Information
ISBN
9780874179279
Related ISBN(s)
9780874173284
MARC Record
OCLC
1017612283
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-03
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2008