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The historic preservation movement has had a huge influence on America's built landscape for the past thirty years. Discover the cornerstone primer on the topic -- Keeping Time. This edition features a wealth of new material, including new chapters on preservation values in oral-based cultures, international preservation, and future developments in the field.

In addition, you?ll find a clear, concise survey of preservation movement?s history, complete with:

• Helpful coverage of the theory and practice driving the movement.
• Expanded material on landscape preservation.
• New information on scientific conservation, cultural corridors, and historic tourism.
• Numerous informative photographs illustrating the book's content.

Order your copy of this fundamental volume for tomorrow's historic preservationists today. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Good textbook.
The chapters are a reasonable length. The text is well written and has a definate voice. If you are a student this is a nicer size to carry than an enourmous biology book. The only annoying aspect is the first page of every chapter has the text alligned to the right. I loose my place for a few sentences. This is very minor though.

The ultimate on Preservation
Dr. Murtagh is probably the top expert in the field of Preservation and he has written this very readable book for all interested in the subject.He has received high honors for his work and is
known worldwide as the authority.

Invaluable history of preservation
An outstanding summary of historic preservation. This was a required text for the online course I took, but it is very readable for the average person. A must-read for those interested in old buildings and their relevance today.

Keeping Time:The History and Theory of Preservation in America
Very good review of preservation in the United States.An easy read. ... Read more

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Clocks connect us to our universe. From the upright stick whose shadow traced the hours to the pendulums that imitated Galileo s swaying chandelier, the tools used early on to slice up the day measured the motion of Earth. More recently the task of measuring time has been assigned to atoms: the newest generation of atomic clocks is accurate to within one second in eighty million years.

The 48 cards in this deck examine some of the challenges involved in modern timekeeping, from creating wristwatches to coordinating clocks around the world. And a few glances are cast at the past, with cards devoted to ancient calendars and clocks made of incense and dripping water.

These 48 fact-filled Knowledge Cards are a great source of condensed information all in a deck the size of a pack of playing cards. ... Read more

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Focusing on the period from 1820 to 1920, Keeping Watch details the far-reaching changes in American society brought about by the transition from natural to mechanical sources of time - from farmers' almanacs and religious formulations of time to regional time zones, synchronized watches, and factory punch clocks. Michael O'Malley shows how the pressures of industrialization, the emergence of the telegraph, and the spread of railroads led to a demand for uniform, consistent schedules. Chronicling particular communities' resistance to standard time and, later, daylight saving time, Keeping Watch also examines the cut-and-paste manipulation of "real time" in motion pictures. The cumulative impact of these technological changes, O'Malley argues, was momentous, creating a harsher ethic of punctuality and an unprecedented degree of labor regimentation. ... Read more

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Drawing from contemporary journalism, reviews, program notes, memoirs, interviews, and other sources, Keeping Time lets you experience, first hand, the controversies and critical issues that have accompanied jazz from its very birth. In the end, the focus here remains on how the music works and why people have cared about it. Keeping Time will increase one's historical awareness of jazz even as it provokes lively discussion among jazz aficionados, whether in clubs, concert halls, or classrooms. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

well-written and easy to read
We used this book in our graduate seminar on jazz.It was so interesting that even before class started I had finished reading the book.Many topics are discussed (roots of jazz, definitions of jazz, hip vs square, future of jazz), many important historical articles are reprinted, many major musicians are interviewed and quoted, and each writing is preceded by a clear explanation by the author of the issues discussed.The selction of topics, the breadth of knowledge given, and the flow of the book, are what make it great.

A great book for the true jazz lover
While a student in Professor Walser's Jazz class at UCLA, I was one of several students lucky enough to have read every chapter before itmade it to press.Every chapter was like a time machine, transporting us back in time to an era where racism and sexism took a toll on some musicians while only strengthening the resolve of others.This book was, at the time, one of the best readings I had done in a long time.In reading direct quotes from the greats of music, you couldn't help but feel a bit inspired."Keeping in Time" is a gem and should be assigned reading to anyone studying jazz or just wanting to learn more about the many performers who played or sang that one song you liked differently.Professor Walser certainly knows his subject matter well.And in my case, he certainly excelled in the one thing he likes to do: teach.

An Excellent Supplement
An excellent supplement to narrative or recorded jazz histories.Organized chronologically, the collection of readings is quite easy to read and offers a variety of viewpoints (musicians, interviews, critical essays,reviews, etc.) that highlight major attitudes and trends in jazz history. Walser begins each article with a brief but excellent introduction thatlocates each reading historically and elucidates the important criticalquestions that the reading poses, all without ever sounding preachy.(Ionly give 4 stars simply because it's a collection of older writings; forwhat it is, it's great.) ... Read more

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Using his own life as a case study, Carroll strives to locate himself and the people he has known in their respective historical times and places. He demonstrates the ways in which history defines individual lives and sets boundaries around them. ... Read more

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A history of the transition from natural to mechanical sources for time, Keeping Watch explores the invention of Standard Time Zones and daylight saving as well as the mass production of watches and clocks.

Keeping Watch was originally published by Viking Penguin in 1990. It was nominated for the LA Times book Award. ... Read more