Breaking up Time

Negotiating the Borders between Present, Past and Future

Contributions by Constantin Fasolt Contributions by Peter Fritzsche Contributions by Peter Osborne Contributions by Lynn Hunt Contributions by Stefan Tanaka Contributions by Claudia Verhoeven Contributions by Axel Schneider Contributions by Sanja Perovic Contributions by François Hartog Contributions by Jonathan Gorman Contributions by William Gallois Contributions by Aleida Assmann Contributions by Lucian Hölscher Contributions by Chris Lorenz Contributions by Berber Bevernage Edited by Chris Lorenz Edited by Berber Bevernage Editorial board member Jörg Später

Book cover: Breaking up Time

Extent: 274 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Philosophy

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(June 2013)

ISBN: 9783525310465

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $87.00

Out of stock

Thirteen expert historians and philosophers address basic questions on historical time and on the distinctions between past, present and future. Their contributions are organised around four themes: the relation between time and modernity; the issue of ruptures in time and the influence of catastrophic events such as revolutions and wars on temporal distinctions; the philosophical analysis of historical time and temporal distinctions; and the construction of time outside Europe through processes of colonialism, imperialism, and globalisation.


Thirteen expert historians and philosophers address basic questions on historical time and on the distinctions between past, present and future. Their contributions are organised around four themes: the relation between time and modernity; the issue of ruptures in time and the influence of catastrophic events such as revolutions and wars on temporal distinctions; the philosophical analysis of historical time and temporal distinctions; and the construction of time outside Europe through processes of colonialism, imperialism, and globalisation.

  • Contributions by Constantin Fasolt
  • Contributions by Peter Fritzsche
  • Contributions by Peter Osborne
  • Contributions by Lynn Hunt
  • Contributions by Stefan Tanaka
  • Contributions by Claudia Verhoeven
  • Contributions by Axel Schneider
  • Contributions by Sanja Perovic
  • Contributions by François Hartog
  • Contributions by Jonathan Gorman
  • Contributions by William Gallois
  • Contributions by Aleida Assmann
  • Contributions by Lucian Hölscher
  • Contributions by Chris Lorenz
  • Contributions by Berber Bevernage
  • Edited by Chris Lorenz
  • Edited by Berber Bevernage
  • Editorial board member Jörg Später