Reading clocks, alla Turca time and society in the late Ottoman Empire
Up until the end of the 18th century, the way Ottomans used their clocks conformed to the inner logic of their own temporal culture. However, this began to change rather dramatically during the 19th century, as the Ottoman Empire was increasingly assimilated into the European-dominated global econom...
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University of Chicago Press
2015
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Table of Contents:
- Reading clocks, alaturka
- Clerk work
- Military time
- On time for school
- Ferry tales
- No time to lose
- Conclusion : reading clocks, alafranga