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Time capsules : a cultural history
- Title
- Time capsules : a cultural history / by William E. Jarvis.
- Author
- Jarvis, William E., 1945-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 03-2910 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- vii, 321 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-312) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : the time capsule experience --Time capsule milestones in world chronology -- How time capsules work -- Notional and archaeological time capsules -- The time capsule's ancient origins and modern transformations -- The golden age of the grand time capsules, 1935-1982 -- Writing down the ages : ancient writings from yesterday, today, and tomorrow as time capsule experiences -- Keeping time in a perpetual futurescape -- Epilogue : our ideal time capsule.
- Call Number
- JFE 03-2910
- ISBN
- 0786412615 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2002011400
- OCLC
- 50270129
- Author
- Jarvis, William E., 1945-
- Title
- Time capsules : a cultural history / by William E. Jarvis.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2003.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-312) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 03-2910