The Cosmic Time of Empire: Modern Britain and World Literature Volume 3

(Part of the FlashPoints Series)

by Adam Barrows

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Combining original historical research with literary analysis, Adam Barrows takes a provocative look at the creation of world standard time in 1884 and rethinks the significance of this remarkable moment in modernism for both the processes of imperialism and for modern literature. As representatives from twenty-four nations argued over adopting the Prime Meridian, and thereby measuring time in relation to Greenwich, England, writers began experimenting...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520260996

ISBN13:9780520260993

Release Date:December 2010

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"

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