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The People's Network reconstructs the story of U.S. and Canadian independent telephone companies which challenged the Bell System's market domination in the twentieth century, linking the fight to control telecommunications to dueling political philosophies: regional versus national identi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: MacDougall, Robert, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:American business, politics, and society.
Temas:
American Telephone and Telegraph Company > History.
Bell Canada > History.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Canada
1900-1999
Telephone > United States > History > 20th century.
Telephone > Canada > History > 20th century.
Telephone companies > United States > History > 20th century.
Telephone companies > Canada > History > 20th century.
Telephone > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Telephone > Government policy > Canada > History > 20th century.
Entreprises de téléphone > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Téléphone > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Téléphone > Politique gouvernementale > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Telephone
Telephone companies
Telephone > Government policy
Canada
United States
American History.
American Studies.
Technology and Engineering.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The People's Network reconstructs the story of U.S. and Canadian independent telephone companies which challenged the Bell System's market domination in the twentieth century, linking the fight to control telecommunications to dueling political philosophies: regional versus national identity, local versus centralized power.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812209082
0812209087
1322512620
9781322512624

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