Time(1st Edition) by BarbaraAdam Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2004 by Polity ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-2778-6, ISBN: 0-7456-2778-1
"What is time? How has our relationship to time changed through history and how does time structure our social lives? In this lively introduction, Barbara Adam explores the changing ways in which time has been understood and how this knowledge is embedded in cultural practices. She takes the reader on a journey of discovery that extends from ancient mythology and classical philosophy to the contemporary social world of high-speed comp ..."
Timescapes of Modernity(1st Edition) The Environment and Invisible Hazards (Global Environmental Change) by BarbaraAdam Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1998 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-16275-3, ISBN: 0-415-16275-0
"Time is the invisible other that works outside and beyond the reach of our senses. Thinking of the environment as a timescape allows us to see the hazards of an industrial way of life. The invisible becomes tangible and we begin to recognize processes that work below the surface until they materialize as symptoms - sometime, somewhere. This text focuses on time to facilitate a deeper understanding of the interactions between environment ..."
Timewatch(1st Edition) The Social Analysis of Time by BarbaraAdam, Adam Of Bremen Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 1995 by Polity ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-1461-8, ISBN: 0-7456-1461-2
"Timewatch In this book the author moves beyond the time of clocks and calendars in order to study time as embedded in social interactions, structures, practices and knowledge, in artefacts, in the body, and in the environment. Adam suggests ways not merely to deconstruct but to reconstruct both common--sense and social science understanding. Full description"
Timewatch The Social Analysis of Time by BarbaraAdam 216 Pages, Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-6554-2, ISBN: 0-7456-6554-3
"I would further like to thank Stuart Allan, Jane Lones and Fiona Mackie for
reading the entire script as well as Colin Hay and Alessandra Tanesini for
comments on single chapters; their constructive criticisms were invaluable and
very much appreciated. My special thanks, however, go to my husband and
colleague Jan Adam whose critical comment and unflinching support underpin
all I have written. Moreover, none of my work would be pos ..."
Time and Social Theory by BarbaraAdam 200 Pages, Published 2013 by John Wiley & Sons ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-6939-7, ISBN: 0-7456-6939-5
"Amherst: Universityof Massachusetts Press. Fraser, J.T. 1981b: Towards an
Integrated Understanding of Time. Introduction to the Second Edition, The Voices
of Time. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, xxv xlix. Fraser, J.T.1982:
The GenesisandEvolution of Time. Brighton: Harvester Press. Fraser, J.T. 1987:
Time the Familiar Stranger. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. Fraser,
J.T., Haber,F.C. andMueller, G. H. (eds) ..."
Timescapes of Modernity The Environment and Invisible Hazards by BarbaraAdam 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-134-71536-7, ISBN: 1-134-71536-6
"Even thoughithas beenatradition inmost countriesthatafarmer can save seed
fromhis[sic]own crop, it isunderthe changing circumstances not equitable that a
farmer canusethis seed and grow acommercial crop out ofit withoutpayment
ofroyalty...eed industrywillhave to fight hard for a better kind of protection. (Hans
Leenders, [General Secretary] World Seed Houses, quoted in Shiva, 1993:122)
No company wouldbe willing topart with whatthe ..."
Time and Social Theory(Updated) by BarbaraAdam Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 1994 by Polity ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-1407-6, ISBN: 0-7456-1407-8
"Time is at the forefront of contemporary scholarly inquiry across the natural sciences and the humanities. Yet the social sciences have remained substantially isolated from time--related concerns. This book argues that time should be a key part of social theory and focuses concern upon issues which have emerged as central to an understanding of todaya s social world. Through her analysis of time Barbara Adam shows that our contemporary ..."
"Environmental Risks and the Media explores the ways in which environmental risks, threats and hazards are represented, transformed and contested by the media. At a time when popular conceptions of the environment as a stable, natural world with which humanity interferes are being increasingly contested, the medias methods of encouraging audiences to think about environmental risks - from the BSE or 'mad cow' crisis to global climate ch ..."
"Ulrich Beck's best selling Risk Society established risk on the sociological agenda. It brought together a wide range of issues centering on environmental, health and personal risk, provided a rallying ground for researchers and activists in a variety of social movements and acted as a reference point for state and local policies in risk management. The Risk Society and Beyond charts the progress of Beck's ideas and traces their evolut ..."
Bridging Time Theory and Practice Exploring the Time Politics of Food by BarbaraAdam Loose Leaf, 60 Pages, Published by University Of Wales College Of Cardiff,School Of Social Sciences,Social Research Unit ISBN-13: 978-1-86182-017-4, ISBN: 1-86182-017-8
"responses - manifested by Eagleton, Baudrillard and Jameson - emerge in
relation to the recalcitrant object, ... Culture, for Eagleton, supplements biological
human nature, itfulfils the lack in biological being, the needs that cannot
besatisfied ..."
"Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. Buzzing cities, world-class cuisine, dramatic landscapes, and welcoming locals give Vietnam a distinct character and have made the country increasingly popular with American travelers. From Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta to the capital city of Hanoi and the northern highlands, Fodor's revitalized new edition has the ..."
Timewatch the Social Analysis of Time by BarbaraAdam Published 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1-299-67889-7, ISBN: 1-299-67889-0
Timewatch The Social Analysis of Time by BarbaraAdam 216 Pages, Published 2013 by Polity ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-7670-8, ISBN: 0-7456-7670-7
"In this book the author moves beyond the time of clocks and calendars in order to study time as embedded in social interactions, structures, practices and knowledge, in artefacts, in the body, and in the environment."
Timewatch The Social Analysis of Time by BarbaraAdam Published 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-6553-5, ISBN: 0-7456-6553-5
"A coherent, comprehensive and highly suggestive account which considers time in relation to vital political issues including the environment, socio-economic inequality, gender equality and care. This highly analytical exploration of the politics of time and the asymmetries between clocks, work, wages, the seasons of the day and the cycles of life reveal time as the one resource in human life that is absolutely scarce. Thinking the unt ..."