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Shaping the Day
A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift
472 pages
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8pp plates, 53 in-text illustrations
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234x156mm
978-0-19-927820-6
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Hardback
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12 February 2009
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- Unique historical study of timekeeping in England and Wales
- Draws on a diverse range of sources, including diaries, court records, and housekeeping manuals
- Overturns common perceptions of the history of clock time
Timekeeping is an essential activity in the modern world, and we take it for granted that our lives are shaped by the hours of the day. Yet what seems so ordinary today is actually the extraordinary outcome of centuries of technical innovation and circulation of ideas about time.
Shaping the Day is a pathbreaking study of the practice of timekeeping in England and Wales between 1300 and 1800. Drawing on many unique historical sources, ranging from personal diaries to housekeeping manuals, Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift illustrate how a particular kind of common sense about time came into being, and how it developed during this
period.
Many remarkable figures make their appearance, ranging from the well-known, such as Edmund Halley, Samuel Pepys, and John Harrison, who solved the problem of longitude, to less familiar characters, including sailors, gamblers, and burglars.
Overturning many common perceptions of the past-for example, that clock time and the industrial revolution were intimately related-this unique historical study will engage all readers interested in how 'telling the time' has come to dominate our way of life.Readership: Students, scholars, and general readers interested in the history of time and timekeeping
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Paul Glennie, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, and Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick
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"There is a great deal of interest in this book, and many thought-provoking questions posed ... a provocative new look at timekeeping." - Horological Journal "[The authors'] approach is sophisticated and refreshing." - David Rooney, History Today "[A] scrupulously researched...[and] impressive volume" - Ian Pindar, The Guardian "A rigorously researched, ambitiously conceived, and richly detailed study of the practice of timekeeping - its origins, dynamics, and impact - set in a broad social and cultural context...a stunning achievement, with major implications for our understanding of technological innovation and the role of timekeeping in early modern Britain." - A.
Roger Ekirch, Journal of British Studies "The book is full of thought-provoking evidence that will prove useful to historians and historical geographers pursuing a wide range of social and cultural enquiries...accessible and engagingly written." - Mark Brayshay, Journal of Historical Geography "An obligatory read for historical geographers...historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and students of the humanities. We can summarize: stimulating and provocative? Indubitably, yes. Informative? Massively, both theoretically and in the empirical chapters. Timely? Not before time, not a moment too soon, on time...essential." - Dave A. Postles, H-Net Reviews "This meaty and informative study fruitfully revises the existing
history of timekeeping" - Penelope J. Corfield, American Historical Review
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List of Figures
List of Plates
List of Tables
1: Introduction: The Measured Heart
2: Clocks, Clock-times, and Social Change
3: "Not Everyone Occupies the Same Now": Reconceptualising Clock Times
4: Clock-times in Medieval and Early Modern Bristol
5: Temporal Infrasturcture: The Provision of Clock-Time in England
6: Clock-times in Everyday Lives
7: Precision in Everyday Lives
8: "Posted Within Shot of the Grave": Temporal Practices Among Seafarers
9: The Pursuit of Precision
10: "Clocks from Nowhere"? John Harrison in Context
11: Some Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
Index
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