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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.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● ISBN 9786155211485 ● Utgivare Central European University Press ● Publicerad 2008 ● Nedladdningsbara 3 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 8088822 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM

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