Cultures of Darkness
Subtitle: Night Travels in the Histories of Transgression
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Published: November 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781583670262
Subjects: Night people; Sociology - General; History: World; History (Specific Aspects); Social Stratification; World - General; Social Science; History - General History; Marginality, Social; Anthropology - Cultural; Cultural studies; History / Military / General; MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE_HISTORY; Political structure & processes; SOCIAL CLASSES; Social issues; WORLD HISTORY; General; Subculture; Deviant behavior; History
Description: "Constructing a rich tapestry of example and experience spanning eight centuries, Palmer's fascinating account details lives of exclusion and challenge, as the "night travels" of the transgressors clash repeatedly with the powerful conventions of their times. Nights of liberation and exhilarating desire are at the heart of this study but so, too, are the dangers cloaked in darkness.

Palmer reveals those hidden spaces where darkness concealed acts of brutalizing terror or alternately provided refuge, solace, or freedom. Using the night as metaphor and unifying theme Palmer takes an unflinching look at those dissident or oppositional cultures and movements and shows how they were fueled and shaped by the rise and transformation of capitalism."--BOOK JACKET.