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Marking Modern Times: A History of Clocks, Watches, and Other Timekeepers in Ame
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- Book Title
- Marking Modern Times
- ISBN
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The public spaces and buildings of the United States are home to many thousands of timepieces-bells, time balls, and clock faces-that tower over urban streets, peek out from lobbies, and gleam in store windows. And in the streets and squares beneath them, men, women, and children wear wristwatches of all kinds. Americans have decorated their homes with clocks and included them in their poetry, sermons, stories, and songs. And as political instruments, social tools, and cultural symbols, these personal and public timekeepers have enjoyed a broad currency in art, life, and culture. In Marking Modern Times, Alexis McCrossen relates how the American preoccupation with time led people from across social classes to acquire watches and clocks. While noting the difficulties in regulating and synchronizing so many timepieces, McCrossen expands our understanding of the development of modern time discipline, delving into the ways we have standardized time and describing how timekeepers have served as political, social, and cultural tools in a society that doesn't merely value time but regards access to time as a natural-born right, a privilege of being an American.
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13
9780226379685
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221821842
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
271 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Marking Modern Times: a History of Clocks, Watches, and Other Timekeepers in American Life
Publication Year
2016
Subject
Engineering & Technology, History
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
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Item Height
229 mm
Item Weight
402 g
Item Width
152 mm
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United States
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