{"product_id":"on-time-9780520276147","title":"On Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents a history of transportation and communication in the modern Middle East. This title argues that contrary to accepted wisdom technological modernity in Egypt did not drive a sense of time focused on standardization only.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A book of impeccable scholarship.\" -- Robert L. Tignor American Historical Review \"On Time provides a fascinating read, rich with vivid historical accounts that make the author's arguments all the more striking and memorable.\" -- Yulia Frumer Technology and Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  Acknowledgments  Note on Transliteration   Introduction: Another Time?  1. En Route  2. Double Standards  3. Effendi Hauntologies  4. Harmonization and Its Discords  5. The Urban Politics of Slowness  6. Counterclockwise Revolution  7. On Hold  Conclusion: Countertemporality   Notes  Bibliography  Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402862633303,"sku":"9780520276147","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520276147.jpg?v=1730481711","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-time-9780520276147","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}