The global transformation of time : 1870-1950 /

"This book is a revisionist account of attempts to unify clock times, calendars, and social time, and a methodological intervention in discussions about writing global and transnational history. The book uses the reform of time between 1870 and 1950 as a lens through which to understand the dyn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ogle, Vanessa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Time > Systems and standards > History.
Time > Sociological aspects.
Globalization.
Temps > Aspect sociologique.
Mondialisation.
globalism.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Measurement.
HISTORY > World.
Globalization
Time > Sociological aspects
Time > Systems and standards
Zeit
Standardisierung
Wahrnehmung
Tid > sociala aspekter > historia.
Tidsanvändning > historia.
Globalisering.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • National times in a globalizing world
  • Saving social time
  • From national to uniform time around the globe
  • A battle of colonial times
  • Comparing time management
  • Islamic calendar times
  • One calendar for all
  • Conclusion.

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