Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Preface VII
4. Contents XIII
5. List of Illustrations XV
6. List of Tables XVII
7. Chapter One: Time measurement, time management: days, hours and routines 1
8. Chapter Two: Times of life and times of year: the ever-shifting cycles 35
9. Chapter Three: Lives in time: history, biography, bibliography 67
10. Chapter Four: Time for the doctor: crises, perils and opportunities 102
11. Chapter Five: Time, motion, rhythm: reality, perception and quantification 123
12. Bibliography 165
13. Index of names 181
14. General index 184