Empires Of TimeCompares contemporary timekeeping methods and related cultural perspectives to those of seminomadic tribes and classical civilizations, tracing the influence of calendars, datebooks, clocks, and other means of measuring humankind's most valuable commodity. |
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Our TimeAnd Theirs | 3 |
The Basic Rhythms | 17 |
Early Time Reckoning | 38 |
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