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The week : a history of the unnatural rhythms that made us who we are / David M. Henkin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Henkin, David M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Week--History.
- Week.
- Time measurements.
- Time measurements--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- An investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms influences how we live.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: In Search of Weekly Time
- 1 A People of the Week
- 2 Our Appointed Times: The Rise of the Modern Week
- 3 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
- 4 Preserving the Modern Week
- Epilogue: At Week's End?
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-26306-6
- OCLC:
- 1414455701
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