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1、ACCLAIMFORAGeographyofTime“Anelegantgem…Levinetakesusbehindthelensofthesensitiveobserver’seyetomakeusawareofthepsychologyoftimeasperhapsthegreatestofhumaninventions.Hecombinesbrilliantobservations,originalfieldexperiments,andwide-rangingscholarshiptogenerateanoriginalviewofhowsubjectiveti
2、meandhumanfunctioningmeshorcollide.AGeographyofTimeisaworthwhiledetour:takeitandvalueitslessonswell.”—PhilipZimbardo,authorofPsychologyandLife“Whatatimelybook!Anempiricallytrainedsocialpsychologistcastsaninformedeyeacrossthecross-culturalliteratureonhowpeopleinvariouspartsoftheglobestruct
3、uretheir24hourseachday.The‘silentlanguage’oftimeisarticulatedinthispacey,humorousassessmentofhowthisbasicdimensionofourlivesaffectsusall.Scholarlybutfun,informativebutcolorful.Taketimetoreadthisbook.”—MichaelHarrisBond,ChineseUniversityofHongKong“Ourtreatmentoftimeturnsouttobeamasterfulke
4、ythatopensafantasticarrayofdoorsintonumerousintellectual,social,cultural,andmanyother-worldlyareas.”—AmitaiEtzioni,authorofTheNewGoldenRule“Anyonewhopicksupthisbookbelievingthattimeissimplysomethingthatismeasuredbythatlittlegadgetonyourwristisinforamajorrevelationandamind-expandingexperie
5、nce(aswellasagood‘time.’)Levineistobecongratu-lated;truly,anexcellentpieceofwork.”—ElliottAronson,UniversityofCaliforniaatSantaCruz“Unique,wry,andreadable,thiswell-documentedbookisrecommendedforsocialpsychologycollectionsandpubliclibrariesforsophisticatedreaderswiththetimetospare.”—Librar
6、yJournal“Levineshowswithgrace,wit,andscholarshiphowculture-boundoursenseoftimereallyis.AGeographyofTimehasaltered(forthebetter)myownattitudetowardtime.Thisbookshouldmakeamajorcontributiontobreakingtheshack-lesoftimepressurethatbindusall.”—RalphKeyes,authorofTimelock“Packedwithinterestingo
7、bservationsandinformation.”—AnthonyStorr,WashingtonTimesABOUTTHEAUTHORRobertLevine,Ph.D.,isformerAssociateDean,CollegeofScienceandMathematics,andProfessorofPsychologyatCaliforniaStateUniversity,Fresno,wherehehasreceivedmanyawardsforhisteachingandresearch.Hehasbeenav