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Up until the end of the eighteenth century, the way Ottomans used their clocks conformed to the inner logic of their own temporal culture. This book unravels the complexity of Ottoman temporal culture and tells the story of its transformation. It presents us with a new understanding of the relationship between time and modernity.

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 07/07/2015
    ISBN13: 9780226257723, 978-0226257723
    ISBN10: 022625772X

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    Book Synopsis
    Up until the end of the eighteenth century, the way Ottomans used their clocks conformed to the inner logic of their own temporal culture. This book unravels the complexity of Ottoman temporal culture and tells the story of its transformation. It presents us with a new understanding of the relationship between time and modernity.

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