Shaping the day a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
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
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2009, c2009
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 456 p. ill., maps, plans |
| ISBN: | 9780191699979 |