Shaping the day a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 /
Glennie, Paul.
Shaping the day a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / [electronic resource] : Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 456 p.) : ill., maps, plans.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191699979 (ebook) : No price
Time measurements--History.
Clocks and watches--History.--England
Time.
QB213
529.70942
Shaping the day a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / [electronic resource] : Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 456 p.) : ill., maps, plans.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191699979 (ebook) : No price
Time measurements--History.
Clocks and watches--History.--England
Time.
QB213
529.70942