Shaping the day : new histories of clock times in England / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009Edition: [1st edition]Description: xiv, 456 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199278206
  • 0199278202
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Review: "Shaping the Day is a study of the practice of timekeeping in England and Wales between 1300 and 1800. Drawing on many unique historical sources, ranging from personal diaries to housekeeping manuals, Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift illustrate how a particular kind of commonsense about time came into being, and how it developed during this period." "Overturning many common perceptions of the past - for example, that clock time and the industrial revolution were intimately related - this unique historical study will engage all readers interested in how 'telling the time' has come to dominate our way of life."--Jacket.
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room QB213 .G54 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000049219

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Shaping the Day is a study of the practice of timekeeping in England and Wales between 1300 and 1800. Drawing on many unique historical sources, ranging from personal diaries to housekeeping manuals, Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift illustrate how a particular kind of commonsense about time came into being, and how it developed during this period." "Overturning many common perceptions of the past - for example, that clock time and the industrial revolution were intimately related - this unique historical study will engage all readers interested in how 'telling the time' has come to dominate our way of life."--Jacket.

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A scholarly history of Timekeeping (not timekeepers) in Great Britain from 1300 to 1800, more sociology than technical history. Covers the role of timekeeping in society. 51 black and white illustrations in the text (maps, tables, graphs etc) plus 11 plates. 30 page Bibliography.6 page alphabebtic subject Index.

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