Marking modern times : a history of clocks, watches, and other timekeepers in American life /
McCrossen relates how the American preoccupation with time led people from across social classes to acquire watches and clocks. While noting the difficulties in regulating and synchronising so many timepieces, the book expands our understanding of the development of modern time discipline, delving i...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | McCrossen, Alexis (Autor) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Chicago, Illinois :
The University of Chicago Press,
2013.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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