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"The Fabric of Historical Time" by Zoltán Boldizsár Simon and Marek Tamm is a concise and comprehensive introduction to the field of time history and the history of historical time. The book provides an overview of current research, debates, and open questions in the field, and highlights the work of key scholars such as Reinhard Koselleck and Dipesh Chakrabarty. The authors differentiate between temporalities as "modes of being in time" and historicities as "modes of change over time," presenting the history of time as a coherent research field that connects to other areas of research. The book also explores the concept of fabric as a metaphor for understanding historical time, collapsing the distinction between natural time and historical time and emphasizing the link between the history of time and contemporary issues such as the Anthropocene and climate change. While the book is comprehensive, it does have some omissions, particularly in the areas of gender and queer studies and pre-modern historicities. Overall, "The Fabric of Historical Time" is recommended for both experienced researchers and those new to the field of historical time studies. [Extracted from the article] |
