What is time? How has our relationship to time changed through
history and how does time structure our social lives?
In this lively introduction, Barbara Adam explores the changing
ways in which time has been understood and how this knowledge is
embedded in cultural practices. She takes the reader on a journey
of discovery that extends from ancient mythology and classical
philosophy to the contemporary social world of high-speed computer
networks and globalized social relations.
The book poses key questions about the nature of time, how it is
conceptualized, what it means in practice and how the parameters
set by nature have been transcended across the ages by the human
quest for time know-how and control. It provides the reader with a
good basis for understanding the role of time in contemporary
social life.
This book assumes no previous knowledge. Through its broad
perspective and transdisciplinary approach it provides an
accessible and wide-ranging introduction for students and teachers
across the social sciences.
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