Measuring Time, Making History

Paperback Published on: 10/01/2008
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Synopsis

Time is the crucial ingredient in history, and yet historians rarely talk about time as such. These essays offer new insight into the development of modern conceptions of time, from the Christian dating system (BC/AD or BCE/CE) to the idea of modernity as a new epoch in human history.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
  • ISBN: 9789639776142
  • Number of pages: 146
  • Dimensions: 133 x 201 x 15 mm
  • Weight: 178g
  • Languages: English