The culture of time and space 1880-1918 / Stephen Kern.

Main entry:

Kern, Stephen.

Title & Author:

The culture of time and space 1880-1918 / Stephen Kern.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1983.

Description:

372 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nature of time -- The past -- The present -- The future -- Speed -- The nature of space -- Form -- Distance -- Direction -- Temporality of the July crisis -- The Cubist war.

Summary:

The cultural historian, Stephen Kern, claims that a new way of experiencing and conceptualizing time and space emerged in Europe and in America from 1880 to the end of World War I and that this change is best understood in terms of the technological innovations in transportation and communication that occurred during this tumultuous period. His primary concern is to document the existence of this transformation rather than to explain it, and thus he seeks to establish patterns of coherence rather than lines of causation. His goals are to demonstrate the novelty of these conceptualizations and to illustrate their universality by describing their manifestations in widely divergent areas of cultural life. The result is a richly detailed and absorbing narrative that synthesizes major events, innovations, and ideas in a wide variety of fields including art, literature, politics, science, and technology. -- From http://www.jstor.org (Oct. 9, 2014).

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0674179722
9780674179721
0674179730 (pbk.)
9780674179738 (pbk.)
0297783416
9780297783411

Subject:

Technology and civilization.
Space and time.
Civilization, Modern 19th century.
Civilization, Modern 20th century.
Technologie et civilisation.
Espace et temps.
Civilisation 19e siècle.
Civilisation 20e siècle.
Civilization, Modern.
Kultur
Philosophie
Raum
Technik
Zeit

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215856
Call No.: CB478 .K4 1983
Status: Available

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