Preface: sleep at the turn of the twenty-first century
Introduction: from the lone sleeper to the slumbering masses
Sleeping, past, and present. The rise of American sleep medicine : diagnosing and misdiagnosing sleep ; The protestant origins of American sleep ; Sleeping and not sleeping in the clinic : how medicine is remaking biology and society
Cultures of sleep. Desiring a good night's sleep : order and disorder in everyday life ; Now I lay me down to sleep : children's sleep and the rise of the solitary sleeper ; Pharmaceuticals and the making of modern bodies and rhythms ; Early to rise : creating well-rested American workers ; Chemical consciousness ; Sleeping on the job : from siestas to workplace naps ; Take back your time : activism and overworked Americans
The limits of sleep. Unconscious criminality : sleepwalking murders, drowsy driving and the vigilance of the law ; The extremes of sleep : war, sports, and science
Conclusion: the futures of sleep.