Whose Century Is It?: Ideas, trends & twists shaping the world in the 21st century

Empires of Time


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Whose century is it? Depends on whose calendar you're using. Anthony Aveni, author of "Empires of Time: Calendars, Clocks & Cultures," and a professor of astronomy and anthropology at Colgate University, kicks off this new podcast with a discussion of how and why different cultures structure time and imbue time with meaning, and how time can be harnessed as a power tool, from the ancient Maya to modern Chinese.
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Whose Century Is It?: Ideas, trends & twists shaping the world in the 21st centuryBy Mary Kay Magistad

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