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Bezig met laden... Time in History: Views of Time from Prehistory to the Present Daydoor G. J. Whitrow
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I was undecided about where to count this book as the cataloging-in-publication data from the British library gave it a science classification but LOC gave it a history one. Finally settled for the history/language category. Whitrow ranges all over in this work, from Neandertal burials to the advent of the computer age (he was finishing the book at the end of 1987) and from Plato and Aristotle to Kant and Marx. This was a good overview of his topic but I think the reader needs to be at least a little familiar with world history, the sciences in general, and philosophy as well to get the most from Time in History. One thing I found interesting is his thesis that the two key inventions that led to our world seeing time as we do are the mechanical clock and the computer. Apparently even 20 years ago he was already seeing signs of the way the computer was going to affect us all. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In this intriguing book G.J. Whitrow traces the evolution of our general awareness of time and its significance from the dawn of history to the present day. His absorbing study ranges from Ancient Egypt and Persia, Greece, and Israel, to the Islamic world, India and China, and Europe andAmerica, showing the different ways time has been perceived by various civilizations. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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