ISBN10: 0226155110, ISBN13: 9780226155111, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover
[OTTAWA, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0226155110, ISBN13: 9780226155111, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any).
[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0226155110, ISBN13: 9780226155111, [publisher: University Of Chicago Press] Softcover
[Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0226155110, ISBN13: 9780226155111, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

University Of Chicago Press 1998 2nd ed. Paper Back Very Good Professor of medieval and early history Gerhard Dohrn-Van Rossum might suggest (if pressed) it was the clock that fueled the Industrial Revolution, not the steam engine. Scholars of European history concur that the shift in time consciousness began in the Middle Ages with the transition from agrarian to industrial society and that ever since, the patterns of daily life have been dominated to a high degree by the constraints and pressures of time. But we'd be hard put to find any volume that approximates Dohrn-Van Rossum's-the pages of which posit the clock as a symbol of the process of European modernization as well as the description of the mental differences between old Europe and the modern world as well as European, North American, Japanese societies and the so-called Third World. His first two chapters on classical and medieval hour-reckoning summarize current clock-knowledge and lay the groundwork for Dohrn-Van Rossum's original research on the medieval hours, the development of the wheeled clock and the public clock, late medieval clockmakers, communal bells and municipal signal systems, the ordering of modern hour-reckoning, concepts of work time and hourly wage, and time-keeping's standardization up to the time of ''World Time'' conventions. Interestingly, these conventions established the hour standard astronomically, much like the earliest keepers of time-until the atom was discovered and time began ...

University Of Chicago Press, May Date: 1998. Paper Back. Very Good. Professor of medieval and early history Gerhard Dohrn-Van Rossum might suggest (if pressed) it was the clock that fueled the Industrial Revolution, not the steam engine. Scholars of European history concur that the shift in time consciousness began in the Middle Ages with the transition from agrarian to industrial society and that ever since, the patterns of daily life have been dominated to a high degree by the constraints and pressures of time. But we'd be hard put to find any volume that approximates Dohrn-Van Rossum's-the pages of which posit the clock as a symbol of the process of European modernization as well as the description of the mental differences between old Europe and the modern world as well as European, North American, Japanese societies and the so-called Third World. His first two chapters on classical and medieval hour-reckoning summarize current clock-knowledge and lay the groundwork for Dohrn-Van Rossum's original research on the medieval hours, the development of the wheeled clock and the public clock, late medieval clockmakers, communal bells and municipal signal systems, the ordering of modern hour-reckoning, concepts of work time and hourly wage, and time-keeping's standardization up to the time of ''World Time'' conventions. Interestingly, these conventions established the hour standard astronomically, much like the earliest keepers of time-until ...

University of Chicago Press, Date: 1998-05-08. 2 edition. paperback. Used:Good. 1998. University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226155110 9780226155111 [US]

ISBN10: 0226155110, ISBN13: 9780226155111, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0226155110, ISBN13: 9780226155111, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

University Of Chicago Press, Date: 1998-05-08. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1998. University Of Chicago Press ISBN 0226155110 9780226155111 [US]

University Of Chicago Press 1998 2nd ed. paperback Very good ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.

ISBN10: 0226155110, ISBN13: 9780226155111, [publisher: University Of Chicago Press] Softcover ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING
[LONDON, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1998]

University Of Chicago Press, Date: 1998-05-08. Paperback. Very Good. 1.1300 8.9900 5.9000. 1998. University Of Chicago Press ISBN 0226155110 9780226155111 [US]

ISBN10: 0226155110, ISBN13: 9780226155111, [publisher: University Of Chicago Press] Softcover Trade paperback. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. A superior edition.
[Oxford, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 0226155110, ISBN13: 9780226155111, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
[Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1998]