The Week | A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are

David M Henkin

ISBN 10: 0300271158 / ISBN 13: 9780300271157

Editore: Yale University Press, 2023

The Week | A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are | David M Henkin | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2023 | Yale University Press | EAN 9780300271157 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Codice articolo 125693956

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An investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms influences how we live
 
“[Henkin] scours American literature, diaries, periodicals, menus and other ephemera from as far back as the 17th century to unearth fascinating evidence of the stickiness of the seven-day cycle.”—Melissa Holbrook Pierson, Wall Street Journal
 
We take the seven-day week for granted, rarely asking what anchors it or what it does to us. Yet weeks are not dictated by the natural order. They are, in fact, an artificial construction of the modern world.
 
With meticulous archival research that draws on a wide array of sources—including newspapers, restaurant menus, theater schedules, marriage records, school curricula, folklore, housekeeping guides, courtroom testimony, and diaries—David Henkin reveals how our current devotion to weekly rhythms emerged in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. Reconstructing how weekly patterns insinuated themselves into the social practices and mental habits of Americans, Henkin argues that the week is more than just a regimen of rest days or breaks from work, but a dominant organizational principle of modern society. Ultimately, the seven-day week shapes our understanding and experience of time.

Informazioni sull'autore: David M. Henkin is Margaret Byrne Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. His previous books include The Postal Age, City Reading, and (with Rebecca McLennan) Becoming America: A History for the 21st Century. He lives in San Francisco, CA, and Bozeman, MT.

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Titolo: The Week | A History of the Unnatural ...
Casa editrice: Yale University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Legatura: Taschenbuch
Condizione: Neu