Night Haunts
A Journey Through the London Night
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2007
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-84467-162-5 (ISBN)
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-84467-162-5 (ISBN)
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London at night, from Shakespeare's time to Dickens to Jack the Ripper, was always seen as a lawless orgy of depravity and pestilence. But is it now as bland and unthreatening as any new town? Here, the author journeys across London to find out whether the London night really has been rendered neutral by street lighting and CCTV cameras.
London at night has always been seen as a lawless orgy of depravity and pestilence. But is it now as bland and unthreatening as any new town? Sukhdev Sandhu journeys across the city to find out whether the London night really has been rendered neutral by street lighting and CCTV cameras. His nocturnal forays see him prospecting in the London night with the people who drive its pulse, from the avian police to security guards, urban fox hunters and exorcists. He wades through the sewers, hangs out with pirate DJs, and accompanies the marine patrol looking for midnight corpses. Beautifully written, Night Haunts seeks to reclaim the mystery and romance of the city-to revitalize the great myth of London for a new century.
London at night has always been seen as a lawless orgy of depravity and pestilence. But is it now as bland and unthreatening as any new town? Sukhdev Sandhu journeys across the city to find out whether the London night really has been rendered neutral by street lighting and CCTV cameras. His nocturnal forays see him prospecting in the London night with the people who drive its pulse, from the avian police to security guards, urban fox hunters and exorcists. He wades through the sewers, hangs out with pirate DJs, and accompanies the marine patrol looking for midnight corpses. Beautifully written, Night Haunts seeks to reclaim the mystery and romance of the city-to revitalize the great myth of London for a new century.
Sukhdev Sandhu is the author of London Calling. He lives in New York and London, and writes for London Review of Books, Modern Painters and Times Literary Supplement. He is the award-winning chief film critic of Daily Telegraph and Associate Professor of English and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.11.2008 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 137 x 206 mm |
| Gewicht | 243 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84467-162-3 / 1844671623 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84467-162-5 / 9781844671625 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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