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Shaping the day [electronic resource] : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 456 p.) : ill., maps, plans.ISBN: 9780191699979 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Time measurements -- History | Clocks and watches -- England -- History | Time
Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199278206DDC classification: 529.70942 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.