On time : technology and temporality in modern Egypt

On time : technology and temporality in modern Egypt /

In this pioneering history of transportation and communication in the modern Middle East, On Barak argues that contrary to accepted wisdom technological modernity in Egypt did not drive a sense of time focused on standardization only. Surprisingly, the introduction of the steamer, railway, telegraph...

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Main Author: Barak, On
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013
Subjects:
Time > Social aspects > Egypt.
Time perception > Social aspects > Egypt.
Technology > Social aspects > Egypt.
Egypt > History > British occupation, 1882-1936.
Egypt > Social conditions > 19th century.
Egypt > Social conditions > 20th century.
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