Peter Stearns

Time in World History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the fascinating concept of time through a global historical lens to explore how significant changes in conceptions of time are in world history, as they translate many key historical developments from religion to industrialization, into daily experience.

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Produktdetails

• Themes in World History
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9780367433215
• ISBN-10: 0367433214
• Artikelnr.: 58411610

Autorenporträt

Peter N. Stearns is Professor of History at George Mason University. He has written widely on issues in world history and regularly teaches courses on various facets of globalization.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction: Time and History
Chapter 2: Why Time? The Experience of Early Societies
Chapter 3: Time Amid the Classical Civilizations and World Religions
Chapter 4: The Rise of the Clock, 1400-1800
Chapter 5: Imposing the Clock: Uses of Time in Industrial Society, 1800-1920
Chapter 6: Time in the World During the Long 19th Century
Chapter 7: Time in the Past Century
Chapter 8: Conclusion