Screen LibraryShaping the day：a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 456 p.: ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780199278206 (cloth) 0199278202 |
| Index Number: | TM935 |
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TM935.1-09 TB939-09 |
| Call Number: | TM935.1-09/G558 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index. Introduction : the measured heart -- Clocks, clock times, and social change -- 'Not everyone occupies the same now' : reconceptualizing clock time -- Clock times in medieval and early modern Bristol -- The provision of clock time in pre-modern England -- Clock times in everyday lives -- Precision in everyday lives -- 'Posted within shot of the grave' : seafaring times -- The pursuit of precision -- Clocks from nowhere? : John Harrison in context -- Some concluding remarks. "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."--BOOK JACKET. |