Comparing the Worth of the While in Fiji and Finland by Eräsaari, Matti;

Series: British Academy Monographs;

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Product details:

Publisher The British Academy
Date of Publication 19 July 2023

ISBN 9780197267486
Binding Hardback
No. of pages256 pages
Size 240x160x3 mm
Weight 264 g
Language English
Illustrations 2 b/w maps

Short description:

'Clock time', which denotes particular ways of valuing temporal duration, is typically associated with monetary worth or labour. Comparing the Worth of the While in Fiji and Finland, however, employs unique methodologies and case studies from Fiji and Finland to reconsider the wide range of values that it is capable of expressing.

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Long description:

'Clock time', which denotes particular ways of valuing temporal duration, is typically associated with monetary worth or labour. From this follows so-called thrifty attitudes towards the passing of time, which is construed as a resource that can be 'wasted' or 'saved'.

Comparing the Worth of the While in Fiji and Finland, however, presents comparative case studies of clock time in Fiji and Finland to reconsider the other values that it is capable of expressing, beyond monetary worth. By comparing two such dissimilar case studies - and drawing on examples as diverse as the Fijian hospitality industry and peripheral waiting and Finnish academic time management - Eräsaari foregrounds time's capacity to act as a sign and measure of other values. By employing a unique anthropological and ethnographic methodology, he reveals the many ways in which clock time is deployed in value projects, as well as the complex conceptual work required to make it a vehicle of valuation.