Eigenzeit. Revisited

Abstract

My book $\backslash$textit{\{}Eigenzeit{\}} was published in the memorable year 1989. it is a very personal book whose growth at the time followed the temporal rhythm of my life. in writing the book, i was aiming for a social-science-based diagnosis of current shifts in the meaning of the concept of time, of exposure to and experience of time. i wanted to report on the contemporary experience people had with time and to analyze the conflicts emerging from it. i observed how the boundaries between private and public time began to blur in everyday life and was fascinated by the gradual absorption