by Lynn Hunt (Author)
Time is the crucial ingredient in history, and yet historians rarely talk about time as such. These essays offer new insight into the development of modern conceptions of time, from the Christian dating system (BC/AD or BCE/CE) to the idea of "modernity" as a new epoch in human history.
Author Biography
Lynn Hunt is is the Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Number of Pages: 146
Dimensions: 0.46 x 7.81 x 5.09 IN
Publication Date: January 10, 2008