The `Civilization' of Time

Japan and the Adoption of the Western Time System

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4356003
AutoresNishimoto Ikuko (autor correspondente)
Ano1997
Volume6
Fascículo2-3
Páginas237-259
Data de publicação1997-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoTime & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0961-463X • E-ISSN: 1461-7463
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0961463x97006002007
OpenAlexW2164421241
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas7

Over the past century, Japanese society has undergone a radical change in its temporal experience, moving from one following the rhythms of nature to one of mathematical precision, namely, the western time system. Why did Japan westernize its time? This paper argues that it was for the sake of industrialization, where time was equated with profit. The accelerating sense of time reflected Japan's desperate efforts to catch up with the western level of industry in the shortest possible time

Civilization · Economics · Economy · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Industrialisation · Market economy · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Profit (economics · Sociology · Western culture · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Philosophy