TimeISBN: 978-0-7456-2778-6
Paperback
192 pages
April 2004, Polity
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In this lively introduction, Barbara Adam explores the changing
ways in which time has been understood and how this knowledge is
embedded in cultural practices. She takes the reader on a journey
of discovery that extends from ancient mythology and classical
philosophy to the contemporary social world of high-speed computer
networks and globalized social relations.
The book poses key questions about the nature of time, how it is
conceptualized, what it means in practice and how the parameters
set by nature have been transcended across the ages by the human
quest for time know-how and control. It provides the reader with a
good basis for understanding the role of time in contemporary
social life.
This book assumes no previous knowledge. Through its broad perspective and transdisciplinary approach it provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction for students and teachers across the social sciences.