Comparing the worth of the while in Fiji and Finland /
'Clock time', which denotes particular ways of valuing temporal duration, is typically associated with monetary worth or labour. From this follows so-called thrifty attitudes towards the passing of time, which is construed as a resource that can be 'wasted' or 'saved'....
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press,
2024.
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| Series: | British Academy monograph.
British Academy scholarship online. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'Clock time', which denotes particular ways of valuing temporal duration, is typically associated with monetary worth or labour. From this follows so-called thrifty attitudes towards the passing of time, which is construed as a resource that can be 'wasted' or 'saved'. This title, however, presents comparative case studies of clock time in Fiji and Finland to reconsider the other values that it is capable of expressing, beyond monetary worth. By comparing two such dissimilar case studies - and drawing on examples as diverse as the Fijian hospitality industry and peripheral waiting and Finnish academic time management - Erasaari foregrounds time's capacity to act as a sign and measure of other values. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2023. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 132 pages) : maps (black and white). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191995651 0191995657 |