Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: Time and History; Chapter 2: Why Time? The Experience of Early Societies; Chapter 3: Time Amid the Classical Civilizations and World Religions; Chapter 4: The Rise of the Clock, 1400-1800; Chapter 5: Imposing the Clock: Uses of Time in Industrial Society, 1800-1920; Chapter 6: Time in the World During the Long 19th Century; Chapter 7: Time in the Past Century; Chapter 8: Conclusion

About the Author

Peter N. Stearns is Professor of History at George Mason University. He has written widely on issues in world history and regularly teaches courses on various facets of globalization.