{"product_id":"revolution-in-time-david-s-landes-9780674002821","title":"Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World, Revised and Enlarged Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than a decade after the publication of his dazzling book on the cultural, technological, and manufacturing aspects of measuring time and making clocks, David Landes has significantly expanded \u003ci\u003eRevolution in Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a new preface and scores of updated passages, he explores new findings about medieval and early-modern time keeping, as well as contemporary hi-tech uses of the watch as mini-computer, cellular phone, and even radio receiver or television screen. While commenting on the latest research, Landes never loses his focus on the historical meaning of time and its many perceptions and uses, questions that go beyond history, that involve philosophers and possibly, theologians and literary folk as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David S. Landes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674002822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674002821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.18w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2000 pg. 166","brand":"David S. Landes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044788007167,"sku":"9780674002821","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93232ec7-a074-4e43-8269-488a40ae3f03.jpg?v=1684974894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/revolution-in-time-david-s-landes-9780674002821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}