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About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks

byDavid Rooney

David Rooney uses About Time to investigate a History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks through a carefully framed historical account. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the connected fields of antiques & collectibles and history. Rather than isolating its subject, the book shows how private experience and public systems continually influenced one another. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

Norton & Company Limited, W. W.

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

288

ISBN

9780393867930