Cover of Empires of time

Empires of time

by Anthony F. Aveni

1989 371 pages eng

History
Time measurements Zeit Temps Kulturanthropologie Kulturvergleich Études transculturelles Time History

Traces the roots of our modern timekeeping system and compares it with those of tribal societies.

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