Interstate competition drove the rationalization of space and time during the Enlightenment.

Evidence

The economic conditions of the European EnlIghten­ ment contributed in no uncertain measure to the sense of common objectives. Increased competition between states and other economic units created pressure to rationalize and co-ordinate the space and time of economic activity, be it within a national space of transport and communications, of administration and military organization, or the more localized spaces of private estates and municipalities. — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 1640

Categorization

• XREF: Connects directly to Harvey’s core thesis (developed in later chapters) that flexible accumulation reshapes time-space; this is the early-modern counterpart that the postmodern condition reacts against. — connects to: Enlightenment thought was grounded in the practical rationalization of space and time. — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity: An…, 1641; Enlightenment spatial schemes were ultimately realized by capitalist modernization — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity: An…, 1592; Once space filled, time became the new colonial frontier — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 860 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Enlightenment spatial schemes were ultimately realized by capitalist modernization #expands (0.85) — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 1592
• Once space filled, time became the new colonial frontier #expands (0.80) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 860
• Modern Western history moved from time-bias toward space-bias #expands (0.75) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 621